On this day in 2010, Mike Stanton became the second-youngest player to debut with the Marlins at 20 years and 212 days (Miguel Cabrera is younger by 149 days). The rookie right fielder’s impressive debut of 3 hits (including two runs) was overshadowed by the much-anticipated start of the top pitching prospect, Stephen Strasburg for the Nationals.
Mike Stanton disappeared and may or may not have been replaced with a look-alike named Giancarlo who prefers that name. Welcome to the first (and much awaited) post on voting for the All Star Game! Most of you know that the game will be in Miami on July 11, but do you know who you want to vote for? The first round of the polls have been released and this is all we know for now on who is a leader for each position. Obviously, a lot can change from now until June 29th (last time to vote!!) but this is who North America wanted: American League:*Results from Tuesday, June 6. National League:*From Monday, June 5. Who YOU Should Vote For Based on Last Week:American League: Catcher- Salvador Perez, Kansas City Why? His 31 RBIs and 11 HRs are the best out of all his competition and his batting average is not too low to take him out. First Base- Justin Smoak, Toronto Why? Smoak has been doing great lately, especially in the home run department, and has a great start to June. He finished May with .280 batting average for that month and is currently at .389 for the five games in June so far. He also leads the first basemen with 39 RBIs. Second Base- Jose Altuve, Houston Why? Altuve is always a good pick because he's constantly putting in good seasons and was an AL MVP candidate last year. He leads the second basemen with 11 stolen bases so far and his average is .326, a pretty good one to have for someone starting on your team. Third Base- Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Why? Two Joses are better than one! Kidding! Ramirez has an average of .291 in 199 at-bats and has been starting more games because of how good he is hitting. His 26 RBIs and 7 HRs are not too bad to start off with either. Shortstop- Elvis Andrus, Texas Why? Andrus has the most at-bats out of everyone on here (223) and is managing to hit a great .305. He also has 32 RBIs, 14 stolen bases (tied for lead in AL), and 7 HRs, which are the best for offense. Designated Hitter- Corey Dickerson, Tampa Bay Why? His batting average (.336) is sixth in the MLB and since all he does is hit, that is a good reason in itself. Outfield- Aaron Judge, New York Kevin Pillar, Toronto Avisaíl Garcia, Chicago Why? For Judge, he leads the MLB with 18 HRs and has 41 RBIs to go with his .324 batting average. He also is a rookie, which is impressive. For Pillar, he is hitting decently at .270 and sees a lot of playing time in the outfield. For Garcia, he is definitely good with a .330 and an on-base plus slugging percentage of .902, which means you can expect him to hit well and get on base. National League:Catcher- Buster Posey, San Francisco Why? Posey ranks third in the MLB with his .345 batting average and continues to be the silver lining for the Giants right now. Posey is also the best defensive catcher in the game and deserves to start in the game again. First Base- Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Why? Is there even a question? Zimmerman has the best average in the game right now at .372 and also leads the MLB with 48 RBIs. His team is doing great right now and the fact that he is their best player is something special. Second Base- Daniel Murphy, Washington Why? Murphy is also having a great season (but when is he not?) and is hitting the ball well. (.340) He is doing better than his competition and is seeing the right amount of playing time to make sure that he deserves this spot. Third Base- Nolan Arenado, Colorado Why? Arenado has seen a great amount of at-bats and hits at a good .389. He also is tied for the lead with 14 HRs among third basemen (may I add that he's hitting better than both). Shortstop- Zack Cozart, Cincinnati Why? Cozart has the best average for all shortstops at .348, most home runs at 9, and most RBIs at 33. He may only have 184 at-bats, but he is making the most of them. Outfield- Charlie Blackmon, Colorado Ender Inciarte, Atlanta Marcell Ozuna, Miami Why? For Blackmon, he is the NL Player of the Month and that should be enough. He won that honor because he hit .359 in May and currently has 13 HRs and 47 RBIs. For Inciarte, he likes to get on base in games and does so with multi-hit games that gave him his .303 average. For Ozuna, he is hitting .329 and has 40 HRs and 14 HRs this season. He is definitely a good option for someone who will hit for the National League. Hope you can use these suggestions and help these players get in to the game they deserve to be in! Vote for the right people and it's okay to vote for favorites!
What a way to wrap a wonderful week in the West! Grand slams are being hit to reach a milestone while teams are starting to get hotter as well as the temperatures. We are now in June and have passed by two great months of baseball! Season is flying right now, so it's our job to savor it. "Finally, the first one. That is the greatest feeling ever." - Johan Santana On this day back in 2012, Mets pitcher Johan Santana threw a no hitter against the Cardinals in the 8-0 win in New York. This was the first ever no hitter for the 50 year old franchise at the time. Santana threw 134 pitches in this game, the most in his career at the time.
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