Dominican players Caminero and Guerrero lead All-Star voting
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Dominican players Junior Caminero and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. are leading their respective positions in American League All-Star Game voting.
- Caminero is narrowly ahead at third base, while Guerrero Jr. has a comfortable lead at first base.
- The MLB released its second batch of voting results on June 22, with the All-Star Game scheduled for July 14 in Philadelphia.
Dominican players are making strong showings in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game voting. Third baseman Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays is in a tight race for the American League spot, holding 1,310,879 votes, just ahead of Kazuma Okamoto of the Toronto Blue Jays with 1,282,884.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays is in a more commanding position at first base, securing 1,458,461 votes. This places him significantly ahead of his closest competitor, Ben Rice of the New York Yankees, who has 882,772 votes.
Other Latin American players are also performing well. Cuban outfielder Yordan รlvarez of the Houston Astros leads the American League outfielders with 1,974,459 votes. In the National League, Cuban outfielder Andy Pagรฉs of the Los Angeles Dodgers is leading his position with 1,518,451 votes, followed by Ronald Acuรฑa Jr. of the Atlanta Braves with 1,216,288 votes.
Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.