Abreu, Avisail need fan support in All-Star voting
CHICAGO -- The White Sox did not have a player in the Top 5 of any position in the latest American League voting results cast from the 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot, announced Monday, nor did they have an outfielder in the Top 15.
That absence stems in part from the White Sox offense ranking last in the American League in home runs, runs scored and OPS during the first two months of the 2015 season. But the team certainly does have viable All-Star candidates in first baseman Jose Abreu and right fielder Avisail Garcia.
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Abreu, 28, is looking for his second All-Star appearance in two seasons after being selected to play in Minnesota in 2014 during his AL Rookie of the Year campaign. Abreu is hitting .282 with eight homers, 29 RBIs, eight doubles, two triples and an .821 OPS through 46 games.
Garcia, 23, missed much of the 2014 season with an avulsion fracture and torn labrum in his left shoulder suffered while diving for a fly ball in Denver. But Garcia was able to work his way back to play 38 games after Aug. 16, which prepared him for the 2015 season. Through 41 games this year, Garcia has hit .323 with four homers, seven doubles, 18 RBIs and an .805 OPS.