Seven Cubans (all of them from the American League) appear among the force candidates to sneak into the All-Star Game 2021 of the best baseball in the world, which will be held on July 13 at Coors Field.
The status of the voting today was released hours ago by the MLB, which announced that the top three from each infield position will join the top nine from the outfield to advance to the next round of selections.
The first stage will conclude on June 24.
The men of the Navy with options to attend the midseason classic are Adolis Garcia (Rangers); Yoan moncada, Jose Abreu Y Yasmani grandal (all of the White Sox); Yordan alvarez Y Yulieski Gurriel (both from the Astros); Y Randy Arozarena (Rays).
Adolis is a strong contender for the award Rookie of the Year (fourth on the circuit with 16 homers), and right now he leads his compatriot Arozarena (OPS of .774 and 35 RBIs), who started the course with the tag of great favorite for the award.
Among the gardeners with the most votes, the Avilanian ranks 4 while his peer from Pinar del Río is 8.
Meanwhile, the initialists Abreu and Gurriel march in second and third positions, respectively. The first is fourth in RBIs (49), and the other anchor third in average (.323).
For his part, Moncada (sub-leader in OBP with .402) is the second most voted third baseman; Yordan Álvarez is third among those designated with his .302 / .353 / .520 slash line; and Yasmani Grandal, despite a lousy .154 average, is second in catching thanks to the lead in walks (52).
As for the pitchers (who are not chosen by the public), Aroldis chapman He has a place almost guaranteed by his performance as a closer for the Yankees.
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