Source: MLB.com

NEW YORK -- Yankee Stadium will be sent off in style with the 2008 All-Star Game, ESPN.com reported on Tuesday, citing baseball sources.

No official announcement has been made, but a Yankees representative said that there were no developments to discuss as of yet, and a spokesperson for Major League Baseball said there would be no comment at this time.

According to the report, an announcement is expected shortly -- perhaps as soon as next week -- as Major League Baseball coordinates with the office of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.

Construction on the new 51,800-seat Yankee Stadium facility is underway, just north of the existing ballpark and is expected to be completed in time for Opening Day 2009. That would mean that next year is the last season to be played at the current site.

Yankee Stadium has held three previous All-Star Games, the last of which was in 1977, when the extensively remodeled building was showcased in its second year of existence.

The National League defeated the American League, 7-5, in that contest, with the Yankees' Reggie Jackson and Willie Randolph in the AL's starting lineup. The All-Star Game was also played in the Bronx in 1939 and 1960.

The 2007 All-Star Game is scheduled to be played in San Francisco's AT&T Park on July 10. On Monday, Commissioner Bud Selig revealed that St. Louis' Busch Stadium would host the 2009 Midsummer Classic.