250 Million Votes Cast; 7 Days Left
All-Star Game Voting Exclusively Online At MLB.com
New "Tweet the Vote" online portal tracks fan support for every Club and player designated hashtag
NEW YORK, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fan balloting enters the homestretch at a frenzied pace with more than 250 million votes already cast online via the 2012 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot. This marks the second consecutive year in which this milestone has been eclipsed heading into the final seven days of voting, when ballots are cast exclusively online at MLB.com and the 30 Club Web sites. With millions of votes yet to come, many of the races for the 17 starting position players in the 83rd All-Star Game may not be decided until the 2012 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot officially closes Thursday, June 28, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
MLB.com also has launched an All-Star Game 2012 "Tweet the Vote" portal where fans can track and rally social support for each player with streams of designated Twitter hashtags, including the closest races as of the last balloting updates (listed below). Up-to-the-moment voting updates will be delivered via @MLB on Twitter throughout the final days of online voting, detailing which players gain the most support from their fans' campaigning and how that may impact the races.
Pos. |
Current Leader |
Hashtag |
Current 2nd Place |
Hashtag |
AL 1B |
Prince Fielder, DET |
#VotePrince |
Paul Konerko, CWS |
#VoteKonerko |
AL 2B |
Ian Kinsler, TEX |
#VoteKinsler |
Robinson Cano, NYY |
#VoteCano |
AL 3B |
Adrian Beltre, TEX |
#VoteAdrian |
Miguel Cabrera, DET |
#VoteMiggy |
AL DH |
David Ortiz, BOS |
#TeamPapi |
Michael Young, TEX |
#VoteMYoung |
NL C |
Buster Posey, SF |
#VoteBuster |
Yadier Molina, STL |
#YestoYadi |
NL 2B |
Dan Uggla, ATL |
#VoteBraves |
Brandon Phillips, CIN |
#VoteReds |
NL SS |
Rafael Furcal, STL |
#FurcalStar |
Troy Tulowitzki, COL |
#VoteTulo |
Pos. |
Current 3rd Place |
Hashtag |
Current 4th Place |
Hashtag |
NL OF |
Melky Cabrera, SF |
#VoteMelky |
Ryan Braun, MIL |
#VoteBraun |
Pos. |
Current 3rd Place |
Hashtag |
4th Place |
Hashtag |
5th Place |
Hashtag |
AL OF |
J. Bautista, TOR |
#VoteBlueJays |
A. Jones, Bal |
#VoteAdam |
N. Cruz, TEX |
#VoteNellie |
Pos. |
Leader |
Hashtag |
2nd Place |
Hashtag |
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NL 3B |
D. Wright, NYM |
#VoteWright |
P. Sandoval, SF |
#VotePanda |
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3rd Place |
Hashtag |
4th Place |
Hashtag |
||||
C. Jones, ATL |
#VoteBraves |
D. Freese, STL |
#FreesePlease |
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The 2012 American League and National League All-Star Teams and the 10 candidates for the 2012 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote presented by Firestone will be unveiled during the 2012 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show presented by Taco Bell on Sunday, July 1, on TBS.
SOURCE MLB.com
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