CLEVELAND -- The first Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot voting update was released on Tuesday and surprisingly, Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor was not one of the top-five vote leaders at his position.
The top five in the AL at shortstop were Xander Bogaerts of Boston, Alcides Escobar of Kansas City, Troy Tulowitzki of Toronto, Carlos Correa of Houston and J.J. Hardy of Baltimore. Entering Tuesday, Lindor had posted betters numbers than four of the five shortstops in batting average (.311), OPS (.789), OBP (.369), and WAR (2.1).
Another Indians player who has a similar case is second baseman Jason Kipnis. On Tuesday, his average (.270), OPS (.746), OBP (.318), and WAR (0.7) were better marks than Royals second baseman Omar Infante, who was second in the voting at second base.
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Following the announcement of the 2016 All-Stars, be sure to return to MLB.com and cast your 2016 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote for the final player on each league's All-Star roster. On Tuesday, July 12, watch the 2016 All-Star Game presented by MasterCard live on FOX, and during the game visit MLB.com to submit your choice for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet via the 2016 MLB All-Star Game MVP Vote.
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