First basemen separated by 1,200 votes in latest AL All-Star voting

August 4th, 2009 Pitt picked No. 1 in Big EastNEWPORT, R.I.

July 10th, 2009 Victorino, Inge elected by fans to All-Star gameNEW YORK — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino and Detroit Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge have been elected by fans to Tuesday's All-Star game in record-shattering voting exclusively on MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball, and the individual club sites. Victorino received 15.6 million votes and was followed by San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval, Arizona's Mark Reynolds, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp and Washington's Cristian Guzman.

July 7th, 2009 Pujols, Howard, Fielder and Gonzalez in HR derbyNEW YORK — Former champion Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder and Adrian Gonzalez will represent the National League in the All-Star home run derby next week. The four sluggers are the NL's first basemen for the game July 14 at St.

July 5th, 2009 Jeter leads AL All-Star votingNEW YORK — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the top AL vote-getter in balloting for the 80th All-Star game in St. Louis. Jeter will be making his 10th appearance and sixth start in the Midsummer Classic.

June 30th, 2009 Youkilis overtakes Teixeira in All-Star voteNEW YORK — Boston's Kevin Youkilis has moved back in front of the Yankees' Mark Teixeira with two days left in AL balloting for starters for the All-Star game in St. Louis on July 14.

June 29th, 2009 Ramirez drops to seventh in NL All-Star votingNEW YORK — Manny Ramirez dropped one spot to seventh place in All-Star voting among NL outfielders with four days remaining in balloting for starters. The Los Angeles Dodgers star, whose 50-game drug suspension is slated to end Friday, had 1,343,011 votes and trailed Philadelphia's Raul Ibanez (2,970,139), Milwaukee's Ryan Braun (2,654.061), the Mets' Carlos Beltran (2,085,028), the Cubs' Alfonso Soriano (1,916,598), Philadelphia's Shane Victorino (1,642,248) and Milwaukee's Mike Cameron (1,345,763).

June 26th, 2009 Chicago writers say no more HoF guidelines neededCHICAGO — When it comes to the electing players to the Baseball Hall of Fame, no new guidelines are needed to deal with the so-called Steroid Era because voters are already asked to consider a player's integrity and character. That's what the Chicago chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America decided Friday.

June 24th, 2009 Teixeira leads Youkilis againNEW YORK — Mark Teixeira has regained the lead over Kevin Youkilis in a back-and-forth race to be elected the starting American League first baseman for the All-Star game. In results of fan voting released Tuesday, Teixeira is ahead by 35,632 ballots.

June 22nd, 2009 Pujols moves past Utley as top NL vote-getterNEW YORK — Albert Pujols has edged past Chase Utley for the race to be the National League's top All-Star vote-getter. In results of fan voting released Monday, the St.

June 16th, 2009 Youkilis takes lead over Teixeira in fan votingNEW YORK — Kevin Youkilis has taken a slim lead over Mark Teixeira in a back-and-forth race to be elected the starting American League first baseman for the All-Star game. In results of fan voting released Tuesday, Youkilis held an edge of only 1,315 ballots.

June 15th, 2009 Manny Ramirez drops to 6th in NL All-Star votingNEW YORK — Suspended slugger Manny Ramirez has dropped to sixth among NL outfielders in latest fan voting for starting spots in the All-Star game. The Los Angeles Dodgers star is serving a 50-game penalty for violating baseball's drug policy.

June 8th, 2009 Manny Ramirez still 5th in NL All-Star votingNEW YORK — Suspended slugger Manny Ramirez remained fifth among NL outfielders in the latest fan voting for starting spots in the All-Star game. The Los Angeles Dodgers star is serving a 50-game penalty for violating baseball's drug policy.

June 1st, 2009 Manny Ramirez drops to 5th in NL All-Star votingNEW YORK — Suspended slugger Manny Ramirez has dropped in the latest round of fan voting for the All-Star game, falling to fifth among NL outfielders. Ramirez was fourth last week in the first set of results, about 24,000 votes behind the New York Mets' Carlos Beltran for a starting spot.

May 29th, 2009 Ramirez should skip All-Star game, Torre saysCHICAGO — Suspended slugger Manny Ramirez should skip the All-Star game even if he's voted in by fans, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre says. "No," Torre said before Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs.

May 29th, 2009 Torre says Ramirez should skip All-Star gameCHICAGO — Suspended slugger Manny Ramirez should skip the All-Star game even if he's voted in by fans, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre says. "No," Torre said before Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs.