The results of the first round of fan voting to select fielders to start in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game this month were announced, and Angels Shohei Ohtani advanced to the final vote in second place in the American League designated hitter category.

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game will take place at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on the 20th of this month, Japan time, and the starting fielders will be selected by a two-stage fan vote.



The first vote, which started on the 9th of last month, was closed before dawn on the 1st, and in the American League designated hitter category, ▽ 1st place was Astros Alvarez player with 2,215,456 votes, ▽ 2nd place was Otani player with 1,664,012 votes. , ▽ 3rd place was Janssen of the Blue Jays with 928,971 votes, and Alvarez and Otani, who kept the top from the mid-term announcement, advanced to the final vote.



The final vote will not carry over the result of the first vote and will be held from the 6th to the 9th of Japan time, and if Otani exceeds Alvarez in the final vote, he will be the starting pitcher in the designated hitter category for the second consecutive year.