We’re at the center of the baseball world. And that’s good.

It happens rarely, but South Florida is at the center of the baseball world for a couple of days at least.

Fans can forget the drama usually surrounding our boys of summer. Don’t worry that loathed owner Jeffrey Loria won’t be able to sell the team. Don’t worry about more players being traded as the team dumps salary.

All that is for another day. Right now, fans can revel in the fact that so many eyes are upon us, with South Florida’s first-ever All-Star Game coming up Tuesday night at Marlins Park.

South Florida is often the center of the sportsworld. We host bowl games every year, with none better than our iconic Orange Bowl. We’ve also hosted 10 Super Bowls.

But for much of the year, baseball is an afterthought— until now.

And in true South Florida fashion, the whole extravaganza will be one non-stop party.

All-Star activities began Thursday and will continue through Tuesday. While no events are scheduled in Broward, Miami-Dade is overflowing with action. Highlights include the All Star Fanfest at the Miami Beach Convention Center, which runs through Monday; and the much-anticipated Home Run Derby, where you can watch hitters swing for the fences at the ball park Monday night. Will Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton defend his title against bashers like Aaron Judge of the Yankees? For some fans, this contest provides the biggest thrills of all.

The Marlins don’t get much national TV exposure anymore, which is what happens when you don’t win much anymore. So a good portion of the nation will get its first good look at Marlins Park.

The retractable roof park, which opened in 2012, is the main reason the All-Star Game landed here. The ballpark cost $639 million, of which $515 came from public funding. Hosting an All-Star Game is one of the tangible returns of that investment. By some estimates, the game and its surrounding activities could add as much as $80 million to the local economy, but those figures are historically inflated.

As you might expect with anything involving the Marlins, South Florida’s longwait for an All-Star Game— the team started major league play in 1993— has had its share of controversy.

Remember when the Marlins were supposed to host the game in 2000? Major League Baseball moved the game in 1998, after then owner Wayne Huizenga held the first of many fire sales of player contracts. The league gave the game to Atlanta, saying Pro Player Stadium wasn’t up to snuff. While MLB prefers to hold this marquee game in newer parks, it’s widely believed the fire sale— and the animosity it created— provoked the move.

But right now, none of that matters. Being the center of attention is all that matters these next few days.

Kind of refreshing, isn’t it?

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The retractable roof park, which opened in 2012, is the main reason the All-Star Game landed here.