All-Star vote: Youkilis passes Teixeira
June 30, 2009
NEW YORK (AP)—Boston’s Kevin Youkilis(notes) has moved back in front of the Yankees’Mark Teixeira(notes) with two days left in AL balloting for starters for the All-Stargame in St. Louis on July 14.
Youkilis had 1,915,303 votes in totals released Tuesday to Teixeira’s1,875,256. Last week, Teixeira was ahead by 35,632 ballots.
Texas second baseman Ian Kinsler’s(notes) lead over Boston’s Dustin Pedroia(notes) was cutto 6,830, down from 58,390 in totals released last week. Kinsler has 2,170,100votes to Pedroia’s 2,163,270.
Maintaining their leads were Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter(notes) (3,046,813),Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria(notes) (2,988,363), Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer(notes)(2,851,819) and outfielders Jason Bay(notes) of Boston (2,609,913), Ichiro(notes) Suzuki ofSeattle (1,802,826) and Josh Hamilton(notes) of Texas (1,635,781).
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