Ramirez leads AL 3Bs; other Indians in ASG mix

Lindor, Brantley, Encarnacion, Gomes, Kipnis also on leaderboard for starting role

June 19th, 2018

CLEVELAND -- After jumping out to a strong lead last week, Indians third baseman remains the top vote-getter among  American League third basemen in the newest update of the 2018 Camping World MLB All-Star Ballot, released Tuesday.
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Ramirez leads all AL third baseman with 893,530 fan votes, nearly 400,000 more than of the Yankees (509,188). The Astros' (410,412), the Rangers' (249,080) and the Royals' Mike Moustakas (231,363) round out the top five.
Ramirez sits near the top of many AL offensive categories. His 21 home runs rank third in the Majors, his .604 slugging percentage ranks fourth and his 4.2 WAR ranks second only to the Angels' 's 6.1.
Fans may cast votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- on computers, tablets and smartphones -- exclusively online using the 2018 Camping World MLB All-Star Ballot until Thursday, July 5, at 11:59 p.m. ET. On smartphones and tablets, fans can also access the ballot via the MLB At Bat and MLB Ballpark mobile apps. Each fan can vote up to five times in any 24-hour period, for a maximum of 35 ballots cast.
Following the announcement of this year's All-Star starters, reserves and pitchers, fans should return to MLB.com and cast their 2018 Camping World MLB All-Star Final Vote for the final player on each league's roster. Then on Tuesday, July 17, while watching the 2018 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard live on FOX, fans may visit MLB.com to submit their choices for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet with the 2018 MLB All-Star Game MVP Vote.
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Ramirez broke out last season, and finished third in AL MVP Award voting. He set career highs with a .967 OPS and 29 home runs in 2017, and led MLB with 56 doubles.
Ramirez has continued to hit well this season, and is on pace to eclipse his home run total from last season. He is one of four players this year with an OPS above .975.
Several other Indians players appeared among the top vote-getters at their respective positions. (420,674) is third among shortstops, trailing the Orioles' Manny Machado (671,133) and the Astros' (458,367). (518,350) ranks fourth among outfielders, but trails third-place Yankees slugger (1,061,370) by more than a half-million votes.

(156,347) ranks fourth among second basemen, which is led by the AL's overall vote leader, Houston's (1,572,101). (260,915) placed fifth among designated hitters, which is led by Boston's J.D. Martinez (1,119,263), while  (200,275) ranks fifth among catchers, led by the Rays' (678,159).