Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista, who leads the major leagues with 21 home runs, also leads all big league players in All-Star votes. He broke the three million barrier and now has 3,042,091 votes. The other two outfield spots are now occupied by the Yankees’ Curtis Granderson (2,406,946) and the Rangers’ Josh Hamilton (1,799,339). The Red Sox’ Jacoby Ellsbury moved from fifth to fourth place, passing the Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki.
Jose Bautista Leads AL All-Star Voting In Weekly Update
Meanwhile, the Red Sox’ Adrian Gonzalez now has 2,027,537 votes for first base, moving ahead of Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira, who has 1,774,024.
At other positions, it’s pretty much all Yankees, except for DH, where David Ortiz of the Red Sox leads Michael Young of the Rangers, 1,974,918 to 1,428,833. Yankees lead at catcher (Russell Martin), second base (Robinson Cano), shortstop (Derek Jeter) and third base (Alex Rodriguez). The closest of those races is at shortstop, where Jeter leads the Indians’ Asdrubal Cabrera by “only” 283,868 votes.
You can vote at MLB.com and at all 30 team sites, up to 25 times, until June 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Rosters will be announced during the 2011 All-Star Game Selection Show on TBS on July 3.
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