FBI Working Extra Innings at MLB All-Star Game

ST. LOUIS—Dozens of FBI agents and specialists are among the thousands converging on St. Louis for the Major League Baseball All-Star game and the events leading up to the annual baseball extravaganza.

The FBI is teaming up with other law enforcement agencies to support the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, which is responsible for the overall security and emergency management of the event. The FBI’s role is to gather, analyze, and share intelligence related to potential threats.

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be held in Busch Stadium on July 14

“This command center gives the FBI the ability to communicate with anyone, anytime using secure lines, said John V. Gillies, special agent in charge of the FBI’s St. Louis office. “Our pre-event planning has prepared us for any curveballs that are thrown our way. It is all a part of what the FBI does to protect you from terrorist attacks and other security threats so the fans can sit back and enjoy the game.”

FBI agents, intelligence analysts, bomb technicians, hazardous material experts, SWAT, and evidence response teams come from around the country to help staff the command center for the event.

Local, state, and federal agencies securing the event include the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, St. Louis County Police, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Sikeston Police, St. Louis Airport Police, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Coast Guard, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Department of Energy, the Department of Interior, and many others.

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