Close Races in Both Leagues To Be Determined in Final Days of All-Star Game Sprint...

Close Races in Both Leagues To Be Determined in Final Days of All-Star Game
Sprint Online Ballot Exclusively on MLB.com

NEW YORK, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Every single vote will matter in each
League's tightest races -- Teixeira, Youkilis or Morneau? Pedroia or Kinsler?
Hamilton, Hunter or Crawford? Molina or McCann? Ramirez or Rollins? Beltran or
Soriano? -- as fans cast their final ballots exclusively online via the 2009
All-Star Game Sprint Online Ballot on MLB.com, the official Web site of Major
League Baseball. Online ballots for the 16 starting position players in the
2009 All-Star Game will be available through 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday,
July 2.

Entering the final week of balloting, MLB.com has recorded 163 million votes
in the All-Star Game Sprint Online Ballot, a 15 percent increase over the
comparable 2008 vote total. With millions of votes coming over these last
days, fans will determine which players will earn the title of All-Star
starter for the 80th Midsummer Classic at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on
Tuesday, July 14.

"With fans casting votes on MLB.com at a record pace, we look forward to a
historic and exciting conclusion to this year's All-Star balloting for the
elected starters," said Dinn Mann, Executive Vice President, Content, MLB.com.
"These close races have been fascinating to watch each week and leave us
eagerly anticipating the second leg of online balloting when the final roster
spots for each All-Star Team will be determined exclusively on MLB.com."

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