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All-Star balloting underway, exclusively online and mobile
- Updated: April 24, 2016
Voting is underway for the 87th All-Star Game on July 12 at Petco Park in San Diego, with Sunday’s launch of the 2016 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot. A traditional responsibility now returns to fans who nearly doubled the all-time All-Star voting record in 2015 as the ballot went digital-only for the first time.
Major League Baseball’s All-Star Ballot program is the largest of its kind in professional sports, and a process that will span more than two months is perhaps best summarized by last year’s top All-Star vote-getter, Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson, who said: “I started [in 2014] and it was really neat, and then for it to be Derek Jeter’s last All-Star Game, to participate in and be on the left side of the infield with him, it was a moment I’ll never forget. To be a starter, what that symbolizes is that you’re the best guy at that position. I think it’s very humbling and it’s an honor.”
• Cast your All-Star ballot
The Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot recorded an all-time high of 620 million votes in 2015, eclipsing the previous record total of 391 million votes (2012). For the second consecutive season, it will be conducted exclusively online and via mobile devices at MLB.com, all 30 club websites and the MLB.com At Bat mobile app.
You can vote for starters to the 2016 All-Star Game presented by MasterCard a total of 35 times, including a maximum of five valid ballots cast in any 24-hour period — a new wrinkle in 2016.
“Today’s launch of All-Star balloting is a great tradition that allows our fans around the world to participate in the All-Star experience,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said. “The city of San Diego will undoubtedly provide a wonderful backdrop for all of the events that All-Star Week has to offer, and all of us at Major League Baseball join the Padres in looking forward to a memorable Midsummer Classic this summer.”
The ballot will be available in English and Spanish, and will offer audio CAPTCHA functionality for visually impaired fans. Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese versions of the online ballot will be available in …
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