The Australian Midsummer Classic
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The Australian Midsummer Classic

Returning to Melbourne in 2017 for its sixth consecutive year, The Australian Midsummer Classic will be held at Melbourne Ballpark on 21 December.

Presented by Boral, the annual baseball contest between Team Australia and the World All-Stars, will feature top athletes from both Australia’s Baseball League and international baseball leagues including the US’ Major League Baseball, Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, Korea Baseball Organisation from South Korea and Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League.

Additionally, as part of Levi’s All-Star Music Session, the Australian Midsummer Classic will also host performances from local Melbourne based groups Husky and Billy Davis and the Good Lords, as well as Fergus Linacre of rock group, Kingswood.

It will then conclude with a spectacular fireworks display.