very important period in baseball s history. los angeles dodgers outfielder matt kempf accepted the 2011 major player of the year award and talked about it with us today on studio b. just going there for the first time and seeing some of the history of the negro leagues and where they came from and what they represent them paving the way for us as african-american athletes was just unbelievable. shepard: a live look at kaufman stadium tonight. you may notice it s all in red, white, and blue. and in just well, after the top of the hour on the pregame show, they are going to have a blimp shot that will show at the time it s going to look like an enormous american flag. every seat got one of these t-shirts, 2012 all star pregame and i guess a bit of a souvenir. only thing you will get free here at kaufman stadium tonight. more on tonight s big game coming up including details on one of the league s youngest all-stars ever.