Fan
favorite: Ichiro tallied 3,373,035 votes last season to lead all players. AP
Ichiro leads voting again for AL All-Stars
Posted:
Wednesday May 29, 2002 5:22 PM
Updated: Wednesday May 29,
2002 6:22 PM
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NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Ichiro-mania is not a one-year fad.
Ichiro Suzuki, the Japanese outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, leads the American League in early balloting for the 73rd All-Star Game to be played July 9 at Milwaukee, Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday.
The reigning AL Most Valuable Player, Suzuki received 225,774 votes in first returns. He leads the league with a .361 batting average and has 19 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.
Manny Ramirez of the Boston Red Sox is sidelined with a fractured index finger and is expected to miss at least two more weeks, but he ranks second among outfielders with 181,892 votes. Suzuki's teammate Mike Cameron is third among outfielders with 126,406 votes.
Ramirez's teammate Shea Hillenbrand tops all third basemen with 116,231 votes.
Two members of the New York Yankees -- second baseman Alfonso Soriano (175,926) and first baseman Jason Giambi (128,191) -- and two members of the Texas Rangers -- shortstop Alex Rodriguez (150,020) and catcher Ivan Rodriguez (135,669) -- lead at their respective positions.
First returns in National League All-Star balloting was announced on Tuesday. San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds leads all players with 231,890 votes.
All-Star balloting encompasses voting at all 30 ballparks, online balloting and voting throughout Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Japan and the Dominican Republic.
The 2002 National and American League All-Star Teams will be revealed on the Major League Baseball All-Star Selection Show, which will be aired on ESPN on Sunday, June 30.
The special will feature the announcement of the eight elected starters for each league, as determined by fan balloting, and 42 pitchers and reserves, as determined by the two All-Star team managers -- Joe Torre of the Yankees and Bob Brenly of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Fans will choose the final reserve spot on each All-Star Team via internet voting at MLB.com and ESPN.com.
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American
League All-Star Voting |
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Catcher
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1.
Ivan Rodriguez, Texas |
135,669 |
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2.
Jorge
Posada, New York |
133,911 |
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3.
Jason
Varitek, Boston |
75,266 |
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4.
Dan
Wilson, Seattle |
68,854 |
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5.
Sandy Alomar, Chicago |
55,159 |
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First
Base |
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1.
Jason Giambi, New York |
128,191 |
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2.
John
Olerud, Seattle |
90,502 |
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3.
Carlos
Delgado, Toronto |
55,318 |
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4.
Doug
Mientkiewicz, Minnesota |
52,161 |
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5.
Rafael
Palmeiro, Texas |
50,961 |
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Second
Base |
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1.
Alfonso Soriana, New York |
175,926 |
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2.
Bret
Boone, Seattle |
172,574 |
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3.
Frank
Catalanotto, Texas |
59,938 |
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4.
Rey
Sanchez, Boston |
52,197 |
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5.
Ray
Durham, Chicago |
43,384 |
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Shortstop
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1.
Alex Rodriguez, Texas |
150,020 |
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2.
Nomar
Garciaparra, Boston |
124,351 |
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3.
Derek
Jeter, New York |
111,187 |
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4.
Carlos
Guillen, Seattle |
71,281 |
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5.
Omar
Vizquel, Cleveland |
29,965 |
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Third
Base |
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1.
Shea Hillenbrand, Boston |
116,231 |
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2.
Robin
Ventura, New York |
95,737 |
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3.
Eric
Chavez, Oakland |
79,087 |
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4.
Troy
Glaus, Anaheim |
69,414 |
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5.
Jeff
Cirillo, Seattle |
67,702 |
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Outfield
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1.
Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle |
225,774 |
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2.
Manny Ramirez, Boston |
181,892 |
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3.
Mike Cameron, Seattle |
126,406 |
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4.
Torii
Hunter, Minnesota |
103,762 |
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5.
Bernie
Williams, New York |
96,613 |
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6.
Kenny
Lofton, Chicago |
94,534 |
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7.
Johnny
Damon, Boston |
91,279 |
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8.
Magglio
Ordonez, Chicago |
78,351 |
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9.
Ben
Grieve, Tampa Bay |
57,792 |
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10.
Mark
McLemore, Seattle |
46,617 |
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11.
Carlos
Beltran, Kansas City |
46,463 |
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12.
Trot
Nixon, Boston |
44,532 |
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13.
David
Justice, Oakland |
40,936 |
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14.
Shane
Spencer, New York |
40,484 |
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15.
Juan
Gonzalez, Texas |
40,475 |
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