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The Votes are Coming in…

If you’re itching to take part in a vote and November 2012 is too far away, you have until 4:00pm EST on Thursday, July 7 to vote for the final players on the MLB All-Star game roster.
Reported by Nicole Bliman

The MLB All-Star game pits the best of the National League against the best of the American League. The game will take place next Tuesday, July 12, at Chase Field in Phoenix. This past Sunday, Major League Baseball announced most players who made it onto the rosters. Players were chosen based on votes from the public on MLB.com, votes from other players, and from the managers of each league. The starters on each team are as follows:

AL all-star starters 

Pos. 

Player 

Team 

C 

Alex Avila 

Tigers 

1B 

Adrian Gonzalez 

Red Sox 

2B 

Robinson Cano 

Yankees 

3B 

Alex Rodriguez 

Yankees 

SS 

Derek Jeter 

Yankees 

OF 

Jose Bautista 

Blue Jays 

OF 

Curtis Granderson 

Yankees 

OF 

Josh Hamilton 

Rangers 

DH 

David Ortiz 

Red Sox 

NL all-star starters 

Pos. 

Player 

Team 

C 

Brian McCann 

Braves 

1B 

Prince Fielder 

Brewers 

2B 

Rickie Weeks 

Brewers 

3B 

Placido Polanco 

Phillies 

SS 

Jose Reyes 

Mets 

OF 

Ryan Braun 

Brewers 

OF 

Lance Berkman 

Cardinals 

OF 

Matt Kemp 

Dodgers 

However, one spot is still open on each team and the public will get to make the final decision. For the American League, the five choices are: Alex Gordon, Adam Jones, Paul Konerko, Victor Martinez, and Ben Zobrist. For the last spot on the National League roster, the choices are: Andre Ethier, Todd Helton, Ian Kennedy, Michael Morse, and Shane Victorino. You can vote at MLB.com.