Após anulação de votos, Royals seguem com maioria no time titular do All-Star Game
Omar Infante, principal alvo de contestação da liga, continua no time titular do evento
A Major League Baseball anulou mais de 60 milhões de votos para o All-Star Game 2015, que acontecerá em Ohio, no Great American Ball Park, estádio do Cincinnati Reds. Mesmo assim, o Kansas City Royals segue com o maior número de jogadores na escalação inicial do game.
Os dirigentes das grandes ligas não estavam convencidos do resultado parcial da votação, que tinha o segunda base Omar Infante escalado, apesar do fraco desempenho para um jogador All-Star. Não adiantou muita coisa. Infante segue como líder de sua categoria.
Veja abaixo os resultados parciais da Liga Americana e da Liga Nacional.
LIGA AMERICANA
CATCHER
1. Salvador Perez, Royals: 10,199,151
2. Russell Martin, Blue Jays: 4,736,279
3. Stephen Vogt, A’s: 4,368,609
4. Alex Avila, Tigers: 1,587,868
5. Brian McCann, Yankees: 1,548,747
FIRST BASE
1. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers: 9,342,149
2. Eric Hosmer, Royals: 8,013,745
3. Prince Fielder, Rangers: 2,391,736
4. Justin Smoak, Blue Jays: 1,769,661
5. Albert Pujols, Angels: 1,375,167
SECOND BASE
1. Omar Infante, Royals: 6,521,733
2. Jose Altuve, Astros: 6,086,193
3. Ian Kinsler, Tigers: 3,046,386
4. Jason Kipnis, Indians: 2,933,981
5. Devon Travis, Blue Jays: 2,157,286
THIRD BASE
1. Mike Moustakas, Royals: 9,037,844
2. Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays: 9,004,876
3. Nick Castellanos, Tigers: 1,789,921
4. Manny Machado, Orioles: 1,364,207
5. Adrian Beltre, Rangers: 1,239,508
SHORTSTOP
1. Alcides Escobar, Royals: 8,739,920
2. Jose Iglesias, Tigers: 6,122,972
3. Jose Reyes, Blue Jays: 3,499,760
4. Jed Lowrie, Astros: 1,367,386
4. Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox: 1,343,991
OUTFIELD
1. Mike Trout, Angels: 9,148,142
2. Lorenzo Cain, Royals: 9,079,146
3. Alex Gordon, Royals: 7,810,995
4. Yoenis Cespedes, Tigers: 5,929,670
5. Alex Rios, Royals: 5,658,024
6. Jose Bautista, Blue Jays: 5,299,960
7. Adam Jones, Orioles: 4,827,069
8. Michael Brantley, Indians: 2,840,820
9. J.D. Martinez, Tigers: 2,401,441
10. Josh Reddick, A’s: 2,324,555
11. Jacoby Ellsbury, Yankees: 2,323,786
12. Rajai Davis, Tigers: 2,121,599
13. Hanley Ramirez, Red Sox: 1,429,619
14. Torii Hunter, Twins: 1,320,494
15. Carlos Beltran, Yankees: 1,272,963
DESIGNATED HITTER
1. Kendrys Morales, Royals: 7,584,560
2. Nelson Cruz, Mariners: 7,298,451
3. Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays: 3,010,436
4. Victor Martinez, Tigers: 2,195,284
5. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees: 1,590,342
LIGA NACIONAL
CATCHER
1. Buster Posey, Giants: 6,510,231
2. Yadier Molina, Cardinals: 5,251,040
3. Francisco Cervelli, Pirates: 1,918,793
4. Yasmani Grandal, Dodgers: 1,356,915
5. Miguel Montero, Cubs: 1,276,847
FIRST BASE
1. Paul Goldschmidt, D-backs: 5,867,602
2. Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers: 3,329,716
3. Joey Votto, Reds: 2,476,879
4. Matt Adams, Cardinals: 2,223,031
5. Anthony Rizzo, Cubs: 2,129,116
SECOND BASE
1. Dee Gordon, Marlins: 5,244,914
2. Kolten Wong, Cardinals: 4,025,055
3. Joe Panik, Giants: 2,450,837
4. Brandon Phillips, Reds: 2,114,569
5. Yunel Escobar, Nationals: 1,693,743
THIRD BASE
1. Matt Carpenter, Cardinals: 5,504,534
2. Todd Frazier, Reds: 4,308,446
3. Kris Bryant, Cubs: 3,042,439
4. Nolan Arenado, Rockies: 2,380,227
5. David Wright, Mets: 1,269,770
SHORTSTOP
1. Jhonny Peralta, Cardinals: 5,864,485
2. Brandon Crawford, Giants: 3,688,042
3. Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies: 3,074,831
4. Starlin Castro, Cubs: 1,864,773
5. Zack Cozart, Reds: 1,597,967
OUTFIELD
1. Bryce Harper, Nationals: 9,224,370
2. Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins: 4,824,989
3. Matt Holliday, Cardinals: 4,716,941
4. Nori Aoki, Giants: 4,349,685
5. Andrew McCutchen, Pirates: 3,542,262
6. Joc Pederson, Dodgers: 2,409,459
7. Justin Upton, Padres: 2,213,802
8. Jason Heyward, Cardinals: 2,182,717
9. Hunter Pence, Giants: 1,916,599
10. Jon Jay, Cardinals: 1,901,470
11. Angel Pagan, Giants: 1,885,091
12. Jay Bruce, Reds: 1,679,987
13. Ryan Braun, Brewers: 1,668,350
14. Yasiel Puig, Dodgers: 1,653,138
15. Starling Marte, Pirates: 1,618,485