Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw looks like an All- Star, shuts out Phillies. A. J. Ellis said it before the Dodgers' 5- 0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday and he said it again after: Clayton Kershaw deserves to pitch in the All- Star game. He struck out a season- high 1. ![]() ![]() He pitched to 3. 6 batters and threw only 3. Ellis did his part to ensure his close friend wouldn't be compromised by the inconsistent Dodgers offense again, collecting three hits and hitting a second- inning home run that accounted for the team's first two runs. Kershaw, who improved to 6- 6, was pleased that Manager Don Mattingly allowed him to finish his last start before the All- Star break. He recalled how Sandy Koufax told him the workday of a pitcher is completed after he shakes his catcher's hand at the end of the day. Pederson was selected to the NL All- Star team as a reserve. He will face fifth- seeded Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles in the opening round of a three- round head- to- head tournament. Pederson and Machado will share the stage with Albert Pujols of the Angels, Todd Frazier of the Cincinnati Reds, Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays, Prince Fielder of the Texas Rangers, and Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs. Mattingly offered no concerns about Pederson's participation, saying he doesn't believe the event affects the swings of hitters. Pitching to Pederson at the Home Run Derby will be Johnny Washington, a coach at triple- A Oklahoma City. Washington was Pederson's hitting coach in rookie league. ![]() Fans vote online at mlb. Clayton Kershaw one of 5 NL Final Vote candidates. NL MVP Voting Table Voting Results Batting Stats Pitching Stats Rank Name Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share WAR G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS W L ERA WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO 1 Buster Posey SFG 422.0.All- Star Final Vote - Wikipedia. All- Star Final Vote is an annual Internet and text message ballot by Major League Baseball fans to elect the final player for each team that participates in the Major League Baseball All- Star Game after all other selections have been made and announced on national television. The first 3. 3 players are selected by a combination of procedures. The sponsorship changes annually, but the contest remains similar from year to year. Each league presents a 5- man ballot and gives the fans a few days to choose one final All- Star. All- Star selection. In 1. 94. 7, the fans were given the ability to select the starting lineups. Clayton Kershaw one of 5 NL Final Vote candidates LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was not named to the National League All-Star team on Monday, but is among five candidates in the Final Vote, for the 34th and final roster spot on the NL. Is Clayton Kershaw having an All-Star-worthy season? As it turns out, fans will be answering that question, as the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher is one of the five Final Vote candidates for final roster spot on the National League All-Star team. Sports: Dodgers' Zack Greinke, Clayton Kershaw set pace in NL Cy Young race This continued until 1. Cincinnati Reds fans stuffed the ballot box and selected seven Reds and Stan Musial. This forced Baseball Commissioner. Ford Frick to step in and replace Wally Post and Gus Bell with Willie Mays and Hank Aaron that season and to turn over the starting lineup selection to players, coaches and managers for several subsequent seasons. Since 1. 97. 0, the fans have elected the starting lineup of one player for each baseball position (except the pitcher) for both the National League and American League teams. The managers also select the remainder of the roster spots except for the final spot while ensuring that each team has at least one representative. The All- Star game manager, guided by the baseball commissioner's office, then selects a list of five nominees for the fans to choose from for the remaining roster spot for each league's team. Clayton Kershaw* Los Angeles Dodgers SP Jon Lester Chicago Cubs SP Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals SP Julio Teheran Atlanta Braves SP Noah Syndergaard. Martinez, who was leading the NL balloting for a while on Monday, is the only one among the 10 Final Vote candidates who will not have an on-field opportunity to campaign for himself. On the Sunday evening nine days before the scheduled All- Star game, the rosters are announced and the All- Star Final Vote nominees are announced on a nationally broadcast show. The voting commences after the announcement of the nominees toward the end of the show, and continues for a prescribed number of days. Generally, a single daily update of the ballot standings is released during the voting. After voting concludes, the top vote- getter for each league is announced. Over the course of the seven years of the voting, over 1. The 2. 00. 2 Major League Baseball All- Star Game had 3. ![]() The 2. 00. 3 Major League Baseball All- Star Game rosters expanded to 3. In 2. 00. 9, the rosters again expanded to 3. Major League Baseball All- Star Game. Over the years, the sponsor has changed and the name of the fan voting procedure has changed both with the changing sponsors and the number of roster spots. As of 2. 01. 4. The Philadelphia Phillies have had seven each. Chris Young became the first All- Star Final Vote winner to be involved in the decision as the losing pitcher of the 2. All- Star Game. Johnny Damon was the first to record a hit or score a run. Winners. Below are some additional abbreviations used throughout. All- star game experience is based on the time of the final ballot nominations (before voting). Results. As a result, the official name of the contest was . In 2. 00. 3, ballot substitution was instituted. On Monday July 7, 2. Kenny Lofton was added to the ballot to replace the Chicago Cubs' Corey Patterson who was injured on the day before. Although the leading vote totals (Geoff Jenkins . In fact, the American League did not even release the final ordinal vote ranking with the final results so only the last update ordinal vote ranking is shown below. The voting for the July 1. Major League Baseball All- Star Game Final Vote again continued for three days, running from Sunday, July 3, 2. Wednesday, July 6, 2. This marked the first time pitchers were nominated and the entire National League ballot was composed of pitchers. The American League ballot was composed of four outfielders and a shortstop. The voting for the July 1. Major League Baseball All- Star Game Final Vote again continued for three days, running from Sunday, July 2, 2. Wednesday, July 5, 2. Again, only the ordinal vote rankings (shown below) and the leading vote getter totals (Nomar Garciaparra . This is the 2nd time (2. Voting leaders were announced daily. The ordinal vote rankings (shown below) and the leading vote getter totals (Young . However, he is considered by many to be the victim of lack of run support, questionable relief pitching and an average defense. The voting for the July 1. Major League Baseball All- Star Game Final Vote began Sunday, July 6, 2. Thursday, July 1. Longoria and Hart were both first- time all stars. Longoria drew a record nine million votes for his selection, over second- place finisher Jermaine Dye. Jason Giambi finished in third after a highly publicized . Brian Roberts finished in fourth, followed by Jos. Hart accumulated eight million votes, the second highest vote total in the competition's history. Hart joined teammates outfielder Ryan Braun and pitcher Ben Sheets. Finishing in a close second was New York Mets third baseman David Wright, who eventually made the team as a replacement for injured Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano. Hart's victory marked the third time that a club had a winning representative more than once; Geoff Jenkins (also from the Milwaukee Brewers) was elected in 2. The other two clubs to have achieved this are the Red Sox (Damon, Varitek and Okajima) and the White Sox (Podsednik and Pierzynski). The voting ran from Sunday, July 5 through Thursday, July 9. Eight of the selected players had never been an MLB All- Star. Washington Nationalsshortstop. Cristian Guzm. In exchange for their sponsorship, text voting was available exclusively on Sprint capable mobile phones. Victorino became the fourth Hawaiian (following pitchers Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez and Charlie Hough) to be selected to the Major League All- star game. This year's ballot, which is shown below in order of finish, was influenced by advertisements, online commercials, fliers, merchandise, official endorsements from people such as 2. Republican presidential candidate John Mc. Cain, and contemporary technology such as Twitter. Swisher, who at the time was the most followed Twitter user, edged out Youkilis, in what was described as the closest race in the history of the All- Star Final Vote. Internet fans were able to vote at MLB. MLB team websites, while American and Canadian fans were also able to vote by text. Victorino was the first- two- time winner. Internet fans were able to vote at MLB. MLB team websites, while American and Canadian fans were also able to vote by text. Over 5. 0 million votes were cast in the Final vote in total. Internet fans were able to vote at MLB. MLB team websites and via by text. Both Freeman and National League runner- up Yasiel Puig surpassed the 2. Freeman totalling 1. Retrieved July 2. Retrieved July 1. 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