ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The polls are now open to select the starting position players for Major League Baseball's 91st Midsummer Classic. The online-only voting system opened up Thursday and runs through June 24.
On the ballot for the St. Louis Cardinals, you'll find eight players with a combined 21 ASG appearances. Third baseman Nolan Arenado (.271 AVG/11 HR/36 RBI/.832 OPS) will be looking for his fourth start in a row for the NL and sixth career appearance. The July 13 game will be back in his former home stadium, Coors Field in Denver.
His biggest competition will come from Evan Longoria (.274 AVG/9 HR/17 RBI/.896 OPS) of the Giants and Kris Bryant (.316 AVG/12 HR/36 RBI/.991 OPS) of the Cubs.
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Here are all the Cardinals players on the ballot:
C Yadier Molina (9-time All-Star)
1B Paul Goldschmidt (6-time All-Star)
2B Tommy Edman
3B Nolan Arenado (5-time All-Star)
SS Paul DeJong (2019 All-Star)
OF Tyler O’Neill
OF Harrison Bader
OF Dylan Carlson
The NL team will have eight-fan selected starters (nine for AL), that will be determined by two rounds of voting. The first takes place now until June 24, then the top three players at each position will advance to the next round, which will determine the starter. That voting round runs from June 28 to July 1.
The pitchers and reserves for both teams will be determined through a combination of "Player Ballot" choices and selections made by the Commissioner’s Office.
The NL All-Star Team, which will be managed for a third consecutive time by Dave Roberts of the defending World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, while the AL team is led by Kevin Cash of the defending AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays. MLB has once again teamed up with Google to give fans another easy way to vote just by searching for “MLB All-Star vote” or the names of their favorite players.
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