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Cleveland Indians' Carlos Santana leads All-Star Game voting for A.L. 1B; voting closes at 4 p.m.

With fewer than six hours to go until voting closes, Cleveland Indians' first baseman Carlo Santana is currently in line to make the 2019 All-Star Game.
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Cleveland Indians' Carlos Santana runs the bases after hitting a two-run double in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Cleveland. Jason Kipnis and Francisco Lindor scored on the play. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

CLEVELAND -- On Wednesday, the Cleveland Indians asked their fans to 'Vote 'Los.'

It appears they have listened.

As of Thursday at 10 a.m., Carlos Sanatana currently leads the 'Election Day' ballot for American League first basemen. Fans have until 4 p.m. ET to cast their votes, which they can do via  MLB.com and Google.

Starters for the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, which will be played in Cleveland on July 9, will be announced on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. The rest of the American League and National League rosters, which are determined via a collaborative effort between the players' vote and the Commissioner's Office, will be announced on Sunday at 5:30 p.m.

In what marks the first year of the All-Star Game's new voting format, Santana is the Indians' lone representative on the Election Day ballot. The three finalists for each position were determined via a league-wide fan vote, with Luke Volt of the New York Yankees and C.J. Cron of the Minnesota Twins joining Santana as finalists for the American League first base starting spot.

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Cleveland Indians' Carlos Santana hits a two-run home run off Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Connor Sadzeck during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Cleveland. The Indians defeated the Mariners 5-4.

The full list of finalists on the Election Day ballot is as follows:

Catcher

American League

  • Gary Sanchez (Yankees)
  • James McCann (White Sox)
  • Robinson Chirinos (Astros)

National League

  • Wilson Contreras (Cubs)
  • Brain McCann (Braves)
  • Yasmani Grandal (Brewers)

First base

American League

  • Luke Voit (Yankees)
  • Carlos Santana (Indians)
  • C.J. Cron (Twins)

National League

  • Freddie Freeman (Braves)
  • Josh Bell (Pirates)
  • Anthony Rizzo (Cubs)

Second base

American League

  • Tommy La Stella (Angels)
  • Jose Altuve (Astros)
  • DJ LeMahieu (Yankees)

National League

  • Ozzie Albies (Braves)
  • Mike Moustakas (Brewers)
  • Ketel Marte (D-backs)

Shortstop

American League

  • Jorge Polanco (Twins)
  • Carlos Correa (Astros)
  • Gleyber Torres (Yankees)

National League

  • Javier Baez (Cubs)
  • Dansby Swanson (Braves)
  • Trevor Story (Rockies)

Third base

American League

  • Alex Bregman (Astros)
  • Gio Urshela (Yankees)
  • Hunter Dozier (Royals)

National League

  • Nolan Arenado (Rockies)
  • Kris Bryant (Cubs)
  • Josh Donaldson (Braves)

Outfield

American League

  • Mike Trout (Angels)
  • George Springer (Astros)
  • Michael Brantley (Astros)
  • Austin Meadows (Rays)
  • Mookie Betts (Red Sox)
  • Eddie Rosario (Twins)
  • Aaron Judge (Yankees)
  • Josh Reddick (Astros)
  • Joey Gallo (Rangers)

National League

  • Cody Bellinger (Dodgers)
  • Christian Yelich (Brewers)
  • Ronald Acuna Jr. (Braves)
  • Nick Markakis (Braves)
  • Charlie Blackmon (Rockies)
  • Albert Almora Jr. (Cubs)
  • Jason Heyward (Cubs)
  • Kyle Schwarber (Cubs)
  • Joc Pederson (Dodgers)

Designated hitter

American League

  • J.D. Martinez (Red Sox)
  • Hunter Pence (Rangers)
  • Nelson Cruz (Twins)

Should Santana be elected as a starter, it would mark the third straight season the Indians have had a starter in the All-Star Game, with Jose Ramirez having started at third base in each of the past two years. He'd be the first Cleveland player to start at first base for the American League since Jim Thome did so in 1999.

Through the Indians' first 80 games, Santana leads the team in home runs (18), RBIs (48), doubles (15), hits (82), walks (57), on-base percentage (.411), slugging (.541) and total bases (153).

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