Four Yankees ahead in All-Star voting
06/13/2006 7:20 PM ET
Four Yankees ahead in All-Star voting
Giambi, Posada within striking distance at their positions
By Mark Feinsand / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- With less than three weeks remaining in All-Star voting, four Yankees are on track to represent the American League in the starting lineup July 11 at Pittsburgh's PNC Park.
Derek Jeter continues to lead all AL players, racking up 1,121,712 votes to take a commanding lead of more than 345,000 votes over Baltimore's Miguel Tejada at shortstop.
Alex Rodriguez's lead over Boston's Mike Lowell is even larger, as the Yankees' third baseman has received 1,067,369 votes to Lowell's 468,031, a difference of nearly 600,000.
The second-base race looks to be the tightest, with Robinson Cano maintaining his lead over Boston's Mark Loretta by just 67,594 votes. Cano's 602,637 votes are the least by any position leader in the AL.
Johnny Damon remains in the third starting outfield spot, trailing Los Angeles' Vladimir Guerrero and Boston's Manny Ramirez. Damon has received 754,396 votes, keeping him 77,000 ahead of Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki.
Aside from the four would-be starters, the Yankees have two other players challenging for a spot on the AL team. Jason Giambi is in second place at first base, though Boston's David Ortiz holds a solid lead of almost 290,000 votes. Jorge Posada ranks third at catcher, roughly 140,000 behind the leader, Boston's Jason Varitek.
Although voting at Yankee Stadium is over, fans can cast votes up to 25 times with the Monster.com 2006 All-Star Online Ballot at MLB.com and all 30 club sites. Online balloting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 29. The rosters will be unveiled at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 2.
Mark Feinsand is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Four Yankees ahead in All-Star voting
Giambi, Posada within striking distance at their positions
By Mark Feinsand / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- With less than three weeks remaining in All-Star voting, four Yankees are on track to represent the American League in the starting lineup July 11 at Pittsburgh's PNC Park.
Derek Jeter continues to lead all AL players, racking up 1,121,712 votes to take a commanding lead of more than 345,000 votes over Baltimore's Miguel Tejada at shortstop.
Alex Rodriguez's lead over Boston's Mike Lowell is even larger, as the Yankees' third baseman has received 1,067,369 votes to Lowell's 468,031, a difference of nearly 600,000.
The second-base race looks to be the tightest, with Robinson Cano maintaining his lead over Boston's Mark Loretta by just 67,594 votes. Cano's 602,637 votes are the least by any position leader in the AL.
Johnny Damon remains in the third starting outfield spot, trailing Los Angeles' Vladimir Guerrero and Boston's Manny Ramirez. Damon has received 754,396 votes, keeping him 77,000 ahead of Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki.
Aside from the four would-be starters, the Yankees have two other players challenging for a spot on the AL team. Jason Giambi is in second place at first base, though Boston's David Ortiz holds a solid lead of almost 290,000 votes. Jorge Posada ranks third at catcher, roughly 140,000 behind the leader, Boston's Jason Varitek.
Although voting at Yankee Stadium is over, fans can cast votes up to 25 times with the Monster.com 2006 All-Star Online Ballot at MLB.com and all 30 club sites. Online balloting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 29. The rosters will be unveiled at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 2.
Mark Feinsand is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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