Two New York Yankees players and five Boston Red Sox teammates currently lead the results of the AL primary voting for the 79th All-Star Game, to be played on July 15 at Yankee Stadium. .

The two Yankee infielders, shortstop Derek Jeter and third baseman Alex Rodriguez, are at the apex of their positions. Derek Jeter, an eight-time AL All-Star, got 523,187 votes, while Rodriguez, an 11-time AL All-Star, got 429,238 votes.

On the other hand, Red Sox hitter David Ortiz, who has been an AL All-Star for the past four seasons, has garnered the most votes among all AL players with 556,567 votes. Additionally, outfielder Manny Ramírez, an 11-time American League All-Star, subsequently composed the highest total with 539,122 votes.

Both Kevin Youkilis (419,813 votes) and Dustin Pedroia (384,648) are competing in their first appearances in the Midsummer Classic. For his part, his teammate Jason Varitek, a two-time All-Star, has obtained 288,464 votes, the most in a close contest behind the plate, in which three other players exceed 200,000 votes.

Additional American League leaders are Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners with 284,763 votes and Vladimir Guerrero with 274,827 votes of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Additionally, Magglio Ordoñez of the Detroit Tigers ranks fourth among American League outfielders with 236,890 votes, followed by Bobby Abreu of the Yankees with 233,147 and Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers with 229,711 votes.

The 2008 National and American League All-Star Teams will be announced on the July 6 MLB All-Star Selection Program broadcast nationally on TBS. Nine starters for the American League All-Star Team will be chosen through the fan voting program, while the National All-Star Tea will have eight starters chosen. They will also have a total of 22 AL and 23 NL pitchers among reserves and pitchers, who will be selected by both AL All-Star managers Terry Francona and NL Clint Hurdle.

Immediately after the proclamation of the players on the American League and National League All-Star rosters, fans will have the opportunity to choose the final player for each league’s 32-man roster on the MLB.com website.

In addition, the 2008 Monster All-Star Final Vote will offer fans the opportunity to cast their votes from a shortlist of five players from each League over a four-day period. Fans will also be able to vote for their Final Vote selections on their cell phone. The two winners of the final Monster All-Star vote will be announced after voting ended on July 10. In conclusion, fans will once again have the opportunity to participate in the official voting for Ted Williams’ MVP of the 79th All-Star Game presented via the Monster All-Star Game MVP Vote on MLB.com.

This is a great event not to be missed, the excitement and competition will be led by all the great players in the MLB and the fans will be involved too. Enjoy!