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AL Voting Gets Closer As All-Star Game Approaches
Mauer (1,632,338 votes), who has an edge for the second straight week, leads Boston?s Jason Varitek (1,487,390) by less than 145,000 votes. On the right side of the infield, the pair of Red Sox continues to hang on in their bids to make their Midsummer Classic debuts; Youkilis (1,915,376) is in front of Minnesota?s Justin Morneau (1,641,467) at first base and Pedroia (1,669,216) is outpacing Ian Kinsler (1,485,530) of the Texas Rangers at second. Suzuki, an A.L. All-Star in each of his seven Major League seasons and a fan-elected starter six times, leads a crowded pack in contention for the final starting outfield position with 1,397,460 votes. Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero is fourth with 1,187,273 votes. The two leading American League vote-getters comprise the left side of the infield of the host New York Yankees. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who was Major League Baseball?s most popular choice in last year?s All-Star balloting, has vaulted to the top of this year?s A.L. totals for the first time with 2,518,067 votes. Right behind him is his teammate, shortstop Derek Jeter, with 2,507,534 votes. Rounding out the top five most popular American Leaguers are designated hitter David Ortiz (2,482,981) and outfielder Manny Ramirez (2,409,388) of the Red Sox along with Major League Baseball?s RBI leader, outfielder Josh Hamilton (2,327,467) of the Rangers. Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Royals Claim Robinson Tejeda From TexasThe Kansas City Royals have claimed right-handed pitcher Robinson Tejeda off waivers from the Texas Rangers. To make room for Tejeda on the 40-man roster, the Royals transferred left-handed pitcher John Bale to the 60-day disabled list. When Tejeda joins the Royals, which is not expected to be in time for tonight's game, a corresponding 25-man roster move will be made. The 6-foot-3, 230-pounder is 14-17 with a 5.01 ERA in 63 career big league appearances, including 46 starts. Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Demand Surges For Dominican Inoa, 16The demand for Michael Inoa, a sixteen-year old Dominican pitching prospect, has surged as of late with the Rangers and Reds joining the Athletics as his suitors, according to ESPN Deportes. "Oakland has led the pack of teams interested in Inoa, but both Cincinnati and Texas have surged in the past few days, and it is now a three-horse race of big favorites to grab this kid," a source close to ESPN Deportes said. July 2 marks the beginning of the eligibility period for players who turn 17 years old in September of this calender year. "Some teams have offered him a major league contract in order to make the offer even more attractive, but Inoa's team is not interested in that. The battle may be fought until the last minutes," the source added. Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rangers Jun 2008 Archive
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Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, Boston Red Sox teammates Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia and Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who is vying for the third starting outfield slot, cling to tight leads in the AL All-Star race.