Adam Jones voted into final AL outfield spot, Perez replaces Wieters
Joy R. Absalon-USA TODAY Sports
The Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones made a late push for the American League's final outfield spot, while Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez replaced his injured teammate, Matt Wieters.
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista paced the majors with the most All-Star votes (5,859,019). Bautista is the second player in franchise history to earn four fan-elected starts (Roberto Alomar, 1991-1994).
Here's the full list of starters for this year's Midsummer Classic at Target Field, as voted in by the fans:
| POS | PLAYER (TEAM) | AVG | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Matt Wieters* (BAL) | .308 | 5 |
| 1B | Miguel Cabrera (DET) | .311 | 14 |
| 2B | Robinson Cano (SEA) | .323 | 6 |
| SS | Derek Jeter (NYY) | .266 | 2 |
| 3B | Josh Donaldson (OAK) | .244 | 19 |
| OF | Jose Bautista (TOR) | .300 | 17 |
| OF | Mike Trout (LAA) | .308 | 20 |
| OF | Adam Jones (BAL) | .309 | 16 |
| DH | Nelson Cruz (BAL) | .286 | 27 |
The pitchers and reserves as chosen through the Player Vote (a poll of players, managers and coaches) were also announced during the All-Star selection show Sunday night:
| POS | PLAYER (TEAM) | W-L | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Felix Hernandez (SEA) | 10-2 | 2.11 |
| SP | Yu Darvish (TEX) | 8-4 | 2.63 |
| SP | Max Scherzer (DET) | 10-3 | 3.47 |
| SP | Masahiro Tanaka (NYY) | 12-3 | 2.27 |
| SP | Scott Kazmir (OAK | 10-3 | 2.53 |
| SP | Jon Lester (BOS) | 9-7 | 2.73 |
| SP | David Price (TB) | 7-7 | 3.50 |
| SP | Mark Buehrle (TOR) | 10-6 | 2.60 |
| RP | Glen Perkins (MIN) | 3-0 | 3.22 |
| RP | Greg Holland (KC) | 1-2 | 1.93 |
| RP | Dellin Betances (NYY) | 4-0 | 1.61 |
| RP | Sean Doolittle (OAK) | 1-3 | 2.83 |
| POS | PLAYER (TEAM) | AVG | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Salvador Perez* (KC) | .289 | 10 |
| C | Derek Norris (OAK) | .302 | 8 |
| C | Kurt Suzuki (MIN) | .308 | 2 |
| 1B | Jose Abreu (CWS) | .276 | 27 |
| 1B/DH | Edwin Encarnacion (TOR) | .277 | 26 |
| 2B | Jose Altuve (HOU) | .338 | 2 |
| SS | Alexei Ramirez (CWS) | .288 | 8 |
| 3B | Adrian Beltre (TEX | .335 | 11 |
| OF | Alex Gordon (KC) | .263 | 9 |
| OF | Yoenis Cespedes (OAK) | .262 | 14 |
| OF | Brandon Moss (OAK) | .272 | 19 |
| DH | Victor Martinez (DET) | .328 | 21 |
(all stats entering play Sunday)
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