Nippon Professional Baseball officially kicked off the countdown to this year's All-Star series during a news conference on Thursday at a Tokyo Hotel.
The My Navi All-Star Game 2017 will be held on July 14 and 15, with Game 1 scheduled to take place at Nagoya Dome and Game 2 to be played at Zozo Marine Stadium. The league announced fan voting will begin next Tuesday.
The All-Star teams will be chosen by votes from fans and players and finally selections by Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama, who will lead the Pacific League, and Hiroshima Carp skipper Koichi Ogata, who will be in charge of the Central League squad.