Twins' Miguel Sano continues to lead AL third basemen in All-Star voting

No other Minnesota players are listed in the top five at their positions in the balloting.

June 14, 2017 at 6:40AM
Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano in action against the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Twins third baseman Miguel Sano seems on track to make the All-Star team for the first time. Associated Press photo. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Twins third baseman Miguel Sano continues to lead American League All-Star balloting at third base, taking a large lead over Cleveland's Jose Ramirez.

Sano has 1,010,060 votes, more than 300,000 ahead of Ramirez (697,747) in numbers released by MLB on Tuesday. Baltimore's Manny Machado (677,925), Toronto's Josh Donaldson (527,680) and Houston's Alex Bregman (512,734) are next.

Sano has 15 home runs and 46 RBI, with a .965 OPS.

The closest AL race is at first base, where Oakland's Yonder Alonso leads Detroit's Miguel Cabrera by fewer than 5,000 votes.

Other position leaders are catcher Salvador Perez of Kansas City, second baseman Jose Altuve and shortstop Carlos Correa of Houston, designated hitter Nelson Cruz of Seattle, and outfielders Aaron Judge of the Yankees, Mike Trout of the Angels and George Springer of Houston.

Judge leads the AL in the triple crown categories with 22 home runs, 50 RBI and a .347 batting average.

The top five at each position were released. There were no other Twins players listed.

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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