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On April 22, 2009, All-Star balloting began on MLB.com with eight position players (excluding pitchers and designated hitters) from each of the 30 teams being nominated for fans to vote. As with the prior year, only 25 email ballots could be cast and voting officially ended at 11:59 ET on July 2. [ 6 ]
The 2002 MLB All-Star Game had 30 player rosters so the fans were voting for the 30th player. The 2003 MLB All-Star Game rosters expanded to 32 following the 11-inning 2002 game. [5] As a result, the fans elected the 32nd player. In 2009, the rosters again expanded to 33, including 13 pitchers, following the 15-inning 2008 MLB All-Star Game. [5]
The site has season, career, and minor league records (when available, back to 1888) for everyone who has played Major League Baseball, year-by-year team pages, all final league standings, all postseason numbers, voting results for all historic awards such as the Cy Young Award and MVP, head-to-head batter vs. pitcher career totals, individual statistical leaders for each season and all-time ...
The Phase 1 results will be announced on MLB Network at 6 p.m. Thursday. The Reds' Elly De La Cruz was third at shortstop in the All-Star Game balloting as the first phase of the voting was to end ...
A second game was played for four seasons, from 1959 through 1962. The All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award was introduced in 1962 and the first recipient was Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 2008 game featured the longest All-Star Game by time: 4 hours 50 minutes, and tied for innings at 15 with the 1967 game.
The 94th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be played on July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of the reigning World Series Champions the Texas Rangers. ... [MORE: Voting ...
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He was named a Carolina League All-Star, and finished the season with a 9–3 record and a 2.98 ERA. [7] Duffy represented the Royals in the 2009 All-Star Futures Game, where he pitched 2 ⁄ 3 scoreless innings. [7] The Royals invited Duffy to spring training in 2010. However, Duffy abruptly retired from baseball in March 2010, at the age of 21.