CLEVELAND -- Francisco Lindor held the top spot at shortstop in American League All-Star voting for two weeks, but he is suddenly in a tightly contested balloting battle.
The latest AL voting results in the 2017 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot were revealed on Tuesday, and it was Astros shortstop Carlos Correa who ranked first at his position. Lindor, who is vying for his second All-Star nod in a row, dropped to second by a little more than 300,000 votes.
"Whatever is going to happen is going to happen," Lindor said. "It'll be special if I start, but I encourage the fans to continue to [vote]. We will see what happens. Correa is a special player as well."
Correa has garnered 1,893,260 votes, compared to 1,582,782 for Lindor.
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In the AL outfield picture, Indians left fielder Michael Brantley slipped to fourth after climbing to third place in voting a week ago. Brantley (776,487) trails New York's Aaron Judge (1,893,260), L.A.'s Michael Trout (1,582,782) and Houston's George Springer (804,826). Boston's Mookie Betts (714,185) is in fifth place among outfielders.
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Other Indians players receiving votes include: First baseman Carlos Santana (fourth place with 558,320 votes); second baseman Jason Kipnis (third, 538,061); third baseman Jose Ramirez (second, 697,747); catcher Yan Gomes (fifth, 509,629); designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (fourth, 605,454); and outfielders Lonnie Chisenhall (12th, 464,582) and Abraham Almonte (14th, 398, 731).
"I encourage the fans to continue to vote, not only for me, but for the team," Lindor said. "My teammates are doing great and they deserve to be out there."