Atlanta Braves Morning Chop/Box. Voting, Vizzy, and Wizzy
MLB cancels over 60 million All-Star votes, citing fear of improper voting http://t.co/pwBgO3W0XU pic.twitter.com/ruscFIKmmM
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 19, 2015
Major League Baseball says it has canceled more than 60 million votes for next month’s All-Star Game, citing a fear of improper voting.
Fans are allowed to vote up to 35 times for the game, which will be played July 14 at the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati.
MLB grew concerned when the latest results in the American League voting showed that the top vote-getters in eight of the nine positions belong to members of the Kansas City Royals.
Los Angeles Angels outfielder and reigning AL Most Valuable Player Mike Trout is the only non-Royal who is currently projected to start the game.
The last time at least seven players were elected from one team to play in the All-Star Game was 1957, when the Cincinnati Reds littered the National League ballot for the game in St. Louis. Two Reds outfielders voted to start the game were replaced by MLB commissioner Ford Frick.
[ Ed. note: Oh my, this is gonna be a topic for the next couple of weeks! What does MLB do if the KC fans KEEP voting like they had been?? ]
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