All-Star Game pays homage to iconic scene from ‘The Sandlot’ with epic fireworks display

Nothing beats summer baseball. MLB paid homage to the iconic fireworks scene from “The Sandlot” by recreating the masterpiece at Citizens Bank Park during the All-Star Game. The recreated spectacle started with the playing of Ray Charles’ famous “America the Beautiful” for the entire Philadelphia crowd before children in Phillies jerseys peeked through a gate in the fence along the right field foul line. Three kids in Phillies gear at the MLB All-Star Game. Awful Announcing, /X Kids riding bicycles onto the field at the All-Star Game. Awful Announcing, /X The kids then came inside the ballpark and waved in several others who rode bicycles onto the field while fireworks shot off in the background. An American flag was projected on screens throughout the stadium, and kids continued to make t