In a fan vote to select fielders to participate in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game this month, the progress of the final vote was announced.
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels took the lead in the American League's designated hitter category with 51% of the votes.
The fielder who starts in the All-Star Game of the Major League Baseball is selected by a two-stage fan vote, and Otani is ranked second in the American League's designated hitter category in the first vote, and the final vote with Astros' Alvarez who was the first. I'm going to.
The progress of this final vote was announced in a form that did not reveal the number of votes, and in the American League designated hitter category, Otani took the lead with 51% of the votes, up 1 point from the previous day.
Otani got 550,000 votes less than Alvarez in the first vote, but he did not carry over the result of the first vote in the final vote, which is a one-on-one fight, and was the first fan vote to take the lead.
The final vote will be held on the Internet until dawn on the 9th of Japan time, and you can also vote from Japan.
The result of the final vote will be announced on the 9th, and if Otani exceeds Alvarez in the final vote, the starting lineup in the designated hitter category will be decided for the second consecutive year.
In addition, pitchers selected by voting between players and fielders selected by non-fan voting will be announced on the 11th, and all players will be available.
This year's Major League Baseball All-Star game will take place on the 20th of Japan time at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.