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MLB All-Star Game Phase 1 Voting Ends Thursday as Players and Fans Await Outcome

Fans have many options when casting ballots for their MLB All-Star favorites.
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MLB All-Star Game Phase 1 Voting Ends Thursday as Players and Fans Await Outcome
Seattle Mariners' designated hitter Edgar Martinez (L) New York Yankees' 2nd baseman Alfonso Soriano (C) and Seattle Mariners' outfielder Ichiro Suzuki cast the ceremonial first ballots after a news conference to announce details of MLB's International All-Star Balloting Program at MLB headquarters on April 25, 2001. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
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MLB All-Star Game voting, and the selection process for who will represent their club and league in Philadelphia next month, is much appreciated by players and fans alike.

Phase 1 of voting for baseball fans hoping to get their favorite players elected to MLB’s annual All-Star Game comes to an end on Thursday. FOX Sports.com is reporting as of June 17 that, at last count, Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Otani is the leading vote-getter heading into this week’s conclusion of Phase 1. Ohtani, the National League pitcher and designated hitter, has secured 1,165,133 votes. In the American League, Houston Astros’ Yordan Alvarez led in balloting with 1,015,768. Ohtani leads Alvarez by nearly 150,000 votes as the top overall vote collector.

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Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.