Through The Fence Baseball has announced the first All-Star lineup voting courtesy of fans and TTFB writers. For the past month, fans had the opportunity to vote on the most deserving players in the MLB for 2011 TTFB All-Star teams. Below are the results and thanks to everyone for participating.
AL Lineup
Catcher – Alex Avila – Detroit Tigers
First Base – Adrian Gonzalez – Boston Red Sox
Second Base – Robinson Cano – New York Yankees (Beat Boston’s Dustin Pedroia by one vote!)
Third Base – Adrian Beltre – Texas Rangers (Alex Rodriguez had tied with him, but he’s hurt)
Shortstop – Asdrubal Cabrera – Cleveland Indians
DH – David Ortiz – Boston Red Sox
Outfield – Curtis Granderson – New York Yankees
Outfield – Jose Bautista – Toronto Blue Jays
Outfield – Josh Hamilton – Texas Rangers
NL Lineup
Catcher – Brian McCann – Atlanta Braves
First Base – Prince Fielder – Milwaukee Brewers (Beat Joey Votto by one)
Second Base – Rickie Weeks – Milwaukee Brewers
Third Base – Chipper Jones – Atlanta Braves
Shortstop – Jose Reyes – New York Mets
Outfield – Ryan Braun – Milwaukee Brewers
Outfield – Matt Kemp – Los Angeles Dodgers
Outfield – Jay Bruce – Cincinnati Reds