Two of the top Houston Astros players are atop the American League leader board for All-Star votes, according to an update released Monday.
José Altuve has more than 1.15 million votes -- which is a nearly 200,000 vote lead over the next closest second basemen in his category. In his career, Altuve has been an All-Star seven times, including four as a starter.
Yordan Álvarez is on his way to playing his first All-Star game by already securing 1.37 million votes -- nearly 400,000 more than the next highest player vying for a designated hitter spot. The voting helps determine the starting lineups for MLB’s All-Star Game, which will be played on July 19 at Dodger Stadium.Martin Maldonado is in fourth place for catchers. Yuli Gurriel is in fifth place in the first baseman category. For third basemen, Alex Bregman is also in fifth place. Jeremy Pena is in fourth for shortstops.
If you want to see Astros players in the All-Star spotlight, you can vote up to five times a day here:
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