The Cubs efforts to host the 2027 All-Star Game appear to be gaining momentum, writes . Bruce Levine of 670 The Score on Thursday afternoon that the game will be awarded to the Cubs later this summer, but a team spokesperson subsequently told reporters that no decision has been finalized. In any case, Mike Conley Jr. Jersey its clear the Cubs are hoping for the Midsummer Cla sic to be held at Wrigley Field. Mooney writes that MLB has security concerns around hosting the event in the tightly-packed Wrigleyville neighborhood. wrote on Wednesday that an alderman introduced an ordinance in the City Council for an approximate $30MM project to widen the sidewalks and install security bollards around the stadium. If approved, the Cubs would pay at least $8MM, while the state of Illinois would contribute $12MM and the city would pay no more than $10MM. That plan is not conditional on the Cubs hosting the All-Star Game but would seemingly strengthen their bid for the festivities. Wrigley Field has hosted the All-Star Game on three occasions, most recently in 1990. (The game was last held in Chicago at the White Soxs home park in 2003.) This years festivities will be at Atlantas Truist Park, while the 2026 game will be at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia as part of the celebration of the Declaration of Independences 250th anniversary. MLB typically announces the host cities two years in advance though the Philadelphia game was decided long before that. Commi sioner Rob Manfred said in February 2024 that the Cubs and Blue Jays were for future hosting a signments. Ed Davis Jersey