OAKLAND -- A's first baseman Yonder Alonso continues to keep pace with 11-time All-Star Jose Cabrera in Esurance All-Star Game Ballot voting.
Alonso, demolishing his previous career-high home run mark, has brought in 433,570 votes. Detroit's Cabrera leads the way with 475,826, while Cleveland's Carlos Santana (420,336), Kansas City's Eric Hosmer (399,545) and Houston's Yuli Gurriel (336,117) round out the Top 5.
Aiming for his first Midsummer Classic appearance in his hometown of Miami, Alonso entered Tuesday with 16 home runs. His previous career high for a season was nine, set in 2012 with the Padres. Alonso was hitting .303 overall, with 34 RBIs.
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Fans may cast votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- on computers, tablets and smartphones -- exclusively online using the 2017 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot until Thursday, June 29, at 8:59 p.m. PT. On smartphones and tablets, fans can also access the ballot via the MLB.com At Bat and MLB.com Ballpark mobile apps. Vote up to five times in any 24-hour period for a maximum of 35 ballots cast.
Following the announcement of the 2017 All-Star starters, reserves and pitchers, fans should return to MLB.com and cast their 2017 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote for the final player on each league's All-Star roster. Then on Tuesday, July 11, while watching the 2017 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 2017 MLB All-Star Game MVP Vote.
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