At the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in July, the interim results of fan voting were announced, and Angels Shohei Ohtani is the top in the designated hitter category, about 230,000 votes behind the second-placed player. ..

The Major League Baseball All-Star game took place on July 13th in Denver, Colorado, home of the Rockies, and fan voting to select fielders began on June 4th, with interim results for the tally announced on the 14th.



Among them, in the American League designated hitter category, Angels Otani, who has hit 17 home runs in 3rd place in the league so far, is at the top with 526,608 votes.



Second place is the Red Sox J.

D.

Martinez has collected 293,757 votes, which is a difference of more than 230,000 votes from Otani.



In the first vote held until June 24, the top 3 players in each position and the top 9 outfielders will advance to the final vote, and if Otani keeps the 1st place here, it will be the first time in the 4th year of the major league. All-star game participation is decided.



If a Japanese fielder is selected by a fan vote, it will be the fourth person after Ichiro, Hideki Matsui, and Kosuke Fukudome, and the first designated hitter.



Voting is done on the Internet, and you can also vote from Japan.



The results of the final vote will be announced on July 1st.