Watch out

for falling baseballs, All-Star Week is right around the

corner.

Turner

Field, Home of the Atlanta Braves, will be home to

baseball's summer classic this year, while the city hosts

many events leading up to the game.

Piedmont

Park will host the third annual Major League Baseball

Yard Ball Tour. The tour is a four on four baseball game

played with plastic bats and balls. Each game lasts five

innings or 45 minutes and is played on a reduced field.

The entry fee for the two-day tournament is $80 per team

and the registration deadline is Friday, June 30. Phone

888-991-5690.

Players and

spectators can participate in several on-site events,

including the Yard Ball Home Run Derby, the Base Hit

Derby, the Beat The Throw Challenge, batting cages and

pitching bullpens. Spectator admission is free.

The Georgia

World Congress Center will host the John Hancock All-Star

FanFest, July 7-11. The five-day interactive

baseball-themed attractions spread out over a

quarter-million square feet. There will be cutting-edge

interactive games and attractions, Major League clinics

and seminars, free autograph sessions, live

entertainment, memorabilia and more.

One of the

attractions is FanFest Baseball Cards, where patrons can

get their own baseball cards complete with photos and

statistics. This year's FanFest also will welcome the

event's one millionth fan who, upon entering the

turnstile, will win a prize package including four

tickets to this year's All-Star Game.

Tickets to

the John Hancock All-Star FanFest can be purchased in

person at the Atlanta Braves box office or by phone from

Ticketmaster at 404-249-6400. Tickets are $14 for adults,

$8 for children 12 and under and senior citizens.