SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. ? Baseball owners decided unanimously Thursday to give the All-Star game winner home-field advantage in the World Series. Now it’s up to players whether to put the change in place.

“This energizes it. This gives them something to really play for,” commissioner Bud Selig said after the 30-0 vote.

Home field has rotated between the American and National leagues since the World Series began in 1903, and the team hosting Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 has won 15 of the last 17 titles and the last eight Series that went seven games.

Owners made the change after last year’s mess in Milwaukee, when both teams ran out of pitchers and the All-Star game ended in a 7-7, 11-inning tie. Management officials say Fox, which holds baseball’s TV rights, was strongly in favor of the proposal.

Some players have voiced opposition.

“That’s crazy. You’ve got the All-Star game with players from different teams. I don’t think that’s right,” said Chicago White Sox catcher Sandy Alomar Jr., a six-time All-Star.

The union said it’s not sure of its stance, but it appears management and Fox have worked ahead to convince players to accept the change.

Selig also will have his staff direct the All-Star managers to keep players in reserve in case the game goes extra innings and urge them to keep starting pitchers in the game longer.

“It was doing pretty good the way it was.” said Paul Konerko of the White Sox.

Boston’s Johnny Damon, a former Kansas City Royal, said “I think Bud’s just trying to create something that will make him look good in the fans’ eyes.”