MLB All-Star Game Fan Vote Races
By Ryan Schultz
The starters for the MLB All-Star game are once again being chosen by fans, as they have for many years. The fans make some mistakes, but overall they tend to choose some of the best players in Major League Baseball to attend the game. This season is no different. Despite a good majority of the National League leaders coming from the Cubs, the leaders are mostly the best players at that position. With that said, there remains tight races between players in terms of votes.
Anyone that is within ~500,000 votes of the leader still has a chance to win the vote. The close races all include players that will probably reach the MLB All-Star Game regardless of whether they win the vote or not; however, it is still an important honor for players to be able to start the game.
With nearly half of the season being played already, the sample sizes of stats are large enough to recognize which players are for real this season. Some players have stepped up while others have fallen. Some rising players, like Jackie Bradley Jr., have made their way to the top of All-Star ballots, but others like Corey Seager are still in the hunt to start the game.
A couple races include three players vying for one single spot, but the majority of races is a split decision between two very good players. The player who deserves to win may not win in the end, but maybe this will convince you enough to make your final few votes for the right person at each position.
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