Home Run Derby winner Garret Anderson also walked away with All-Star Game MVP honors after his 3-for-4 plate performance, including a home run and double. The first Mid-Summer Classic held at U.S. Cellular Field, it was likewise the first to award the winning league (AL) with home-field advantage in the World Series. Few of the contest's rings have ever surfaced publicly (Moose Skowron's staff example sold for over $3,250 in 2014), and this offered example is a NM beauty. It measures size 9-1/2, features a large CZ on a black stone, and has "ALPHA" engraved inside the band.

Auction Notepad