Vote NOW to make Mullins an ASG starter
Daniel Guerrero
@TheDanGuerreroPhase 2 of voting for All-Star starters is under way, and center fielder Cedric Mullins needs your help to get to Denver for the 2021 Midsummer Classic.
Mullins finished within the top nine among American League outfielders, which includes Mike Trout, Aaron Judge and Byron Buxton, among others. Mullins moves onto Phase 2 of the voting process, which will determine who will start in this year’s Midsummer Classic at Coors Field.
You can vote NOW up until Thursday at 2 p.m. ET. The All-Star starters will be announced on Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPN. Pitchers and reserves will be revealed on July 4 at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN. The All-Star Game is July 13 on FOX..
The Orioles center fielder, who has never made an All-Star Game, has put up standout numbers this season for Baltimore.
Mullins entered Sunday slashing .312/.381/.538 in 76 games to go along with 13 home runs and 28 RBIs. The 26-year-old led all AL outfielders in hits with 91 and in OPS with his .919 mark. He trailed only Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (92) in hits in the American League.
Mullins has continued to heat up through the start of the summer as well. He has slashed .353/.429/.706 and driven in 14 runs in 85 at-bats in June and has had seven extra-base hits in his last nine games for the Orioles.
He garnered 729,543 votes and finished in seventh place among AL outfielders in the initial phase of voting.
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