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Mon, Jun 22nd 2009, 12:46
Hanley Ramirez takes the lead at shortstop in latest N.L. ballot
Hanley Ramirez of the Florida Marlins has reclaimed first place among National League shortstops in the latest balloting update for the 2009 All-Star Game, to be played on Tuesday, July 14th at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Vying for his second consecutive start in the Midsummer Classic, Ramirez (.328, 9 HR, 36 RBI) has vaulted over Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins in the topsy-turvy contest, which has featured three different All-Stars in the lead since balloting updates began. Milwaukee Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy was the leader at the outset before Ramirez went to the top in the second week. Rollins had led the previous two weeks. Ramirez has collected 1,648,482 votes, while Rollins and Hardy have garnered 1,494,466 and 1,051,309, respectively.
The N.L.‘s leading vote-getter is still being decided among St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols (2,934,794 votes) and Phillies second baseman Chase Utley (2,922,796). Pujols (.329, 26 HR, 68 RBI), a seven-time N.L. All-Star, had been the most popular N.L. choice throughout the balloting process until the three-time N.L. All-Star Utley (.297, 15 HR, 45 RBI), last year’s top vote-getter in N.L. balloting, shot to the top in last week’s update. Rounding out the N.L. infield is New York Mets third baseman David Wright (.349, 4 HR, 39 RBI), the three-time N.L. All-Star whose 1,698,366 votes are outpacing the total for his longtime friend and fellow Virginia native, Ryan Zimmerman (1,148,054) of the Washington Nationals.
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