Updated on July 25, 2024

July 24 Jingu Stadium (29,382audience)
The first grandslam in an all star game in 57 years was blasted by Carp's Shogo Itakura. The Swallows Ariel Austin blasted a 2 run home run. Munenori Murakami at home also homered. It's his 2 games in a row. But the Pacific League quickly scored to lead. The biggest contributor was Toshiya Sato of the the Golden Eagles with 5 RBIS. The Pacific won 16 to 10. Sato was chosen MVP.

July 23 Es con Field Hokkaido (33079 audience)
In the 2nd inning, Central League players blasted hitting in 9 runs. Among them Yoshitomo Maru, Munetaka Murakami Shogo Maki homered. Then again in the 4th inning Maki homered. In the 8th inning, Pacific's Hotaka Yamakawa slammed a 3 run home run. But could not catch up. Central won 11 to 6 and Maki earned the title of MVP.

Fans' top picks

	Central League	Pacific League
Pitcher	Hiroto Saiki (Tigers)	Sachiya Yamasaki (Fighters)
Catcher	Yuudai Yamamoto(BayStars)	Yua Tamiya (Fighters)
First baseman	Kazuma Okamoto (Giants)	Ariel Martinez (Fighters)
2nd baseman	Shogo Maki (BayStars)	Daigo Kamikawabata (Fighters)
3rd baseman	Munetaka Murakami (BayStars)	Yuya Gunji (Fighters)
Shortstop	Hideki Nagaoka (Swallows)	Tatsuki Mizuno (Fighters)
DH	none	Takeya Nakamura (Lions)
Outfielder	Koji Chikamoto (Tigers) Seiya Hosokawa (Dragons) Yoshitomo Tsutsugo(BayStars)	Chusei Mannami(Fighters) Kensuke Kondo (Hawks) Yuki Yanagita (Hawks)

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