All-Star Voting Update: Morneau Increases Lead On Tex

Here's an update on the American League All-Star voting via MLB.com. Tex fell further behind Morneau in at first, Jeter and Cano still hold big leads in the middle infield spots, and A-Rod and Posada are both a distant second at their respective positions.

1st Base
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Justin MorneauTwins1,402,496 2.Mark TeixeiraYankees1,221,457 3.Miguel CabreraTigers1,009,822 4.Kevin YoukilisRed Sox642,407 5.Carlos PenaRays457,476
2nd Base
PLAYER
TEAMVOTES 1.Robinson CanoYankees1,784,896 2.Dustin PedroiaRed Sox983,716 3.Ian KinslerRangers827,920 4.Orlando HudsonTwins718,183 5.Ben ZobristRays472,755
3rd Base
PLAYER
TEAMVOTES 1.Evan LongoriaRays1,958,855 2.Alex RodriguezYankees1,271,831 3.Michael YoungRangers762,266 4.Adrian BeltreRed Sox462,136 5.Nick PuntoTwins412,268
Shortstop
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Derek JeterYankees2,108,659 2.Elvis AndrusRangers999,455 3.J.J. HardyTwins647,891 4.Jason BartlettRays483,383 5.Alex GonzalezBlue Jays446,570
Catcher
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Joe MauerTwins2,617,822 2.Jorge PosadaYankees822,865 3.Victor MartinezRed Sox518,608 4.Taylor TeagardenRangers341,492 5.Gerald LairdTigers258,112
Designated Hitter
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Vladimir GuerreroRangers1,743,946 2.Hideki MatsuiAngels825,752 3.Ken Griffey Jr.Mariners603,820 4.David OrtizRed Sox583,852 5.Jason KubelTwins543,115
Outfield
PLAYER
TEAMVOTES 1.Ichiro SuzukiMariners1,231,950 2.Carl CrawfordRays1,123,132 3.Nelson CruzRangers1,093,099 4.Josh HamiltonRangers1,006,364 5.Nick SwisherYankees808,871 6.Curtis GrandersonYankees766,088 7.Torii HunterAngels765,023 8.Brett GardnerYankees743,795 9.Vernon WellsBlue Jays681,795 10.Michael CuddyerTwins644,679 11.B.J. UptonRays639,606 12.Magglio OrdonezTigers627,433 13.Denard SpanTwins590,205 14.Bobby AbreuAngels567,326 15.Austin JacksonTigers554,046 Results updated: Monday, June 14, 2010

Posted byGreg Cohen

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