Vladimir Guerrero Jr. earns the nod as all-star starter for the fourth time
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By the time his days in Toronto are completed, Vlad Jr. is almost certain to eclipse his father's all-star appearance total. His hall of fame dad was named nine times to baseball's mid-summer classic.
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Following the completion of Wednesday's voting, Vlad Jr. was named to his fifth career all-star game, which this year will be staged July 15 at Truist Park in Atlanta.
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Guerrero will start for the American League team at first base after he outpolled New York Yankees star Paul Goldschmidt. Guerrero earned 75% of the vote, marking the fourth time in his career to earn the starting nod.
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Vlad Jr. went on record last week when the Jays were in Boston that he won't take part in the home run derby.
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Teammate Alejandro Kirk also was one of two players on the ballot to determine the starting American League catcher. Although Kirk is in the midst of a successful season, his chances were next to none given the season Seattle's Cal Raleigh has posted in leading all of baseball with 33 home runs.
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In the first stage of voting, which determined the first two all-star starters, Yankees superstar Aaron Judge was the leading vote-getter in the AL, while L.A. Dodgers megastar Shohei Ohtani led the way in the National League.
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