If we as Boston Red Sox fans want to see any of our players starting at the 2010 MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim on July 13th, then we really need to get to voting and quick.
With the latest update coming out today, the Red Sox still don’t have anyone that is currently at the top of the voting at any position. The closest to the top at any position is second baseman Dustin Pedroia sitting in second place behind the leader, Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees by roughly 568,000 votes.
First baseman Kevin Youkilis is in fourth place in the balloting and trails new leader Justin Morneau by approximately 517,000 votes. Third baseman Adrian Beltre is in forth place as well over 1.1 million votes behind leader Evan Longoria. Victor Martinez is in third place at the catcher position, 1.5 million votes. And finally, David Ortiz sits in fourth place at the DH spot and is roughly 810,000 votes behind leader Vladimir Guerrero.
None of the Red Sox outfielders are in the top 15 of the voting.
Our best hopes to get to the top are Pedroia and Youk, so fans of Red Sox Nation, it’s time to vote Red Sox across the 2010 MLB All-Star Game Ballot. Votes for Sox players are like Dell coupon codes. The more the better!
A full look at the voting totals after the jump.
| 2010 MLB All-Star Balloting : American League | |||
| 1st Base | |||
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | AL TEAM | TOTAL VOTES |
| 1 | Justin Morneau | Twins | 973,563 |
| 2 | Mark Teixeira | Yankees | 931,405 |
| 3 | Miguel Cabrera | Tigers | 659,965 |
| 4 | Kevin Youkilis | Red Sox | 456,101 |
| 5 | Carlos Pena | Rays | 309,051 |
| 2nd Base | |||
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | AL TEAM | TOTAL VOTES |
| 1 | Robinson Cano | Yankees | 1,293,724 |
| 2 | Dustin Pedroia | Red Sox | 725,081 |
| 3 | Ian Kinsler | Rangers | 585,277 |
| 4 | Orlando Hudson | Twins | 500,224 |
| 5 | Ben Zobrist | Rays | 304,622 |
| 3rd Base | |||
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | AL TEAM | TOTAL VOTES |
| 1 | Evan Longoria | Rays | 1,403,566 |
| 2 | Alex Rodriguez | Yankees | 956,419 |
| 3 | Michael Young | Rangers | 528,642 |
| 4 | Adrian Beltre | Red Sox | 318,586 |
| 5 | Nick Punto | Twins | 275,542 |
| Shortstop | |||
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | AL TEAM | TOTAL VOTES |
| 1 | Derek Jeter | Yankees | 1,554,781 |
| 2 | Elvis Andrus | Rangers | 695,957 |
| 3 | J.J. Hardy | Twins | 446,899 |
| 4 | Alex Gonzalez | Blue Jays | 328,255 |
| 5 | Jason Bartlett | Rays | 318,346 |
| Catcher | |||
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | AL TEAM | TOTAL VOTES |
| 1 | Joe Mauer | Twins | 1,886,188 |
| 2 | Jorge Posada | Yankees | 624,898 |
| 3 | Victor Martinez | Red Sox | 350,456 |
| 4 | Taylor Teagarden | Rangers | 247,248 |
| 5 | Mike Napoli | Angels | 188,154 |
| Designated Hitter | |||
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | AL TEAM | TOTAL VOTES |
| 1 | Vladimir Guerrero | Rangers | 1,210,521 |
| 2 | Hideki Matsui | Angels | 638,237 |
| 3 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners | 463,149 |
| 4 | David Ortiz | Red Sox | 398,170 |
| 5 | Jason Kubel | Twins | 363,347 |
| Outfield | |||
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | AL TEAM | TOTAL VOTES |
| 1 | Ichiro Suzuki | Mariners | 918,730 |
| 2 | Nelson Cruz | Rangers | 809,902 |
| 3 | Carl Crawford | Rays | 806,202 |
| 4 | Josh Hamilton | Rangers | 697,993 |
| 5 | Nick Swisher | Yankees | 587,977 |
| 6 | Torii Hunter | Angels | 575,044 |
| 7 | Curtis Granderson | Yankees | 572,098 |
| 8 | Brett Gardner | Yankees | 556,546 |
| 9 | Vernon Wells | Blue Jays | 503,684 |
| 10 | B.J. Upton | Rays | 448,667 |
| 11 | Michael Cuddyer | Twins | 441,174 |
| 12 | Bobby Abreu | Angels | 440,689 |
| 13 | Denard Span | Twins | 407,917 |
| 14 | Magglio Ordonez | Tigers | 404,076 |
| 15 | Austin Jackson | Tigers | 345,288 |
