Final Man Vote

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The All-Star Final Man Vote was a short-term run-off ballot to designate the final member of the two leagues' teams at the annual All-Star Game. The vote pitted five candidates in each league who had not been selected by either the regular fan ballot, the player vote, or the the two All-Star Game managers. The voting took place over a handful of days and was conducted entirely online, unlike the regular fan vote, which included both paper ballots and on-line voting.

The Final Man Vote was introduced before the 2002 All-Star Game. Most of the winners were first-time All-Stars, and often players who had been good performers but not front-line stars. The purpose of the vote was to create some enthusiasm for the All-Star Game in the period between the announcement of initial rosters, and the start of All-Star festivities. It was discontinued in 2019, when MLB introduced a similar contest, a run-off ballot to select the actual starters for the game from among the top three finishers at each position.

Results[edit]

Winners in bold

2002[edit]

American League 2002 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Eric Chavez 3B Oakland Athletics Brian Giles OF Pittsburgh Pirates
Johnny Damon OF Boston Red Sox Andruw Jones OF Atlanta Braves
Darin Erstad OF Anaheim Angels Ryan Klesko 1B San Diego Padres
Magglio Ordonez OF Chicago White Sox Albert Pujols 1B St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Thome 1B Cleveland Indians Larry Walker OF Colorado Rockies

2003[edit]

American League 2003 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Eric Byrnes OF Oakland Athletics Orlando Cabrera SS Montreal Expos
Jason Giambi 1B New York Yankees Luis Castillo 2B Florida Marlins
Benji Molina C Anaheim Angels Geoff Jenkins OF Milwaukee Brewers
Frank Thomas DH Chicago White Sox Kenny Lofton OF Pittsburgh Pirates
Jason Varitek C Boston Red Sox Benito Santiago C San Francisco Giants

Note: Giambi and Castillo were added to their respective league's teams as injury replacements

2004[edit]

American League 2004 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Lew Ford OF Minnesota Twins Bobby Abreu OF Philadelphia Phillies
Travis Hafner DH Cleveland Indians Steve Finley OF Arizona Diamondbacks
Paul Konerko 1B Chicago White Sox Jason Kendall C Pittsburgh Pirates
Hideki Matsui OF New York Yankees Juan Pierre OF Florida Marlins
Frank Thomas DH Chicago White Sox Aramis Ramirez 3B Chicago Cubs

2005[edit]

American League 2005 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Carl Crawford OF Tampa Bay Devil Rays Trevor Hoffman RP San Diego Padres
Torii Hunter OF Minnesota Twins Brett Myers SP Philadelphia Phillies
Derek Jeter SS New York Yankees Roy Oswalt SP Houston Astros
Hideki Matsui OF New York Yankees Billy Wagner RP Philadelphia Phillies
Scott Podsednik OF Chicago White Sox Brandon Webb SP Arizona Diamondbacks

Note: Wagner was added to the National League team as an injury replacement

2006[edit]

American League 2006 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Travis Hafner DH Cleveland Indians Bobby Abreu OF Philadelphia Phillies
Ramon Hernandez C Baltimore Orioles Chris Capuano SP Milwaukee Brewers
Francisco Liriano SP Minnesota Twins Nomar Garciaparra 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
A.J. Pierzynski C Chicago White Sox Billy Wagner RP New York Mets
Justin Verlander SP Detroit Tigers Chris Young SP San Diego Padres

Note: Liriano and Capuano were added to their respective league's teams as injury replacements

2007[edit]

American League 2007 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Jeremy Bonderman SP Detroit Tigers Tom Gorzelanny SP Pittsburgh Pirates
Kelvim Escobar SP Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Roy Oswalt SP Houston Astros
Roy Halladay SP Toronto Blue Jays Brandon Webb SP Arizona Diamondbacks
Pat Neshek RP Minnesota Twins Chris Young SP San Diego Padres
Hideki Okajima RP Boston Red Sox Carlos Zambrano SP Chicago Cubs

Note: Oswalt and Webb were added to the National League team as injury replacements

2008[edit]

American League 2008 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Jermaine Dye OF Chicago White Sox Pat Burrell OF Philadelphia Phillies
Jason Giambi 1B New York Yankees Corey Hart OF Milwaukee Brewers
Jose Guillen OF Kansas City Royals Carlos Lee OF Houston Astros
Evan Longoria 3B Tampa Bay Rays Aaron Rowand OF San Francisco Giants
Brian Roberts 2B Baltimore Orioles David Wright 3B New York Mets

Note: Wright was added to the National League team as an injury replacement

2009[edit]

American League 2009 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Chone Figgins 3B Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Cristian Guzman SS Washington Nationals
Brandon Inge 3B Detroit Tigers Matt Kemp OF Los Angeles Dodgers
Ian Kinsler 2B Texas Rangers Mark Reynolds 3B Arizona Diamondbacks
Adam Lind 1B Toronto Blue Jays Pablo Sandoval 3B San Francisco Giants
Carlos Pena 1B Tampa Bay Rays Shane Victorino OF Philadelphia Phillies

Note: Figgins and Pena were added to the American League team as injury replacements

2010[edit]

American League 2010 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Paul Konerko 1B Chicago White Sox Heath Bell RP San Diego Padres
Nick Swisher OF New York Yankees Carlos Gonzalez OF Colorado Rockies
Kevin Youkilis 1B Boston Red Sox Joey Votto 1B Cincinnati Reds
Delmon Young OF Minnesota Twins Billy Wagner RP Atlanta Braves
Michael Young 3B Texas Rangers Ryan Zimmerman 3B Washington Nationals

Note: Konerko, Bell and Wagner were added to their respective league's teams as injury replacements

2011[edit]

American League 2011 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Alex Gordon OF Kansas City Royals Andre Ethier OF Los Angeles Dodgers
Adam Jones OF Baltimore Orioles Adam Kennedy SP Arizona Diamondbacks
Paul Konerko 1B Chicago White Sox Todd Helton 1B Colorado Rockies
Victor Martinez C Detroit Tigers Mike Morse 1B Washington Nationals
Ben Zobrist 2B Tampa Bay Rays Shane Victorino OF Philadelphia Phillies

Note: Ethier was added to the National League team as an injury replacement

2012[edit]

American League 2012 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Jonathan Broxton RP Kansas City Royals Michael Bourn OF Atlanta Braves
Yu Darvish SP Texas Rangers David Freese 3B St. Louis Cardinals
Ernesto Frieri RP Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Bryce Harper OF Washington Nationals
Jason Hammel SP Baltimore Orioles Aaron Hill 2B Arizona Diamondbacks
Jake Peavy SP Chicago White Sox Chipper Jones 3B Atlanta Braves

Note: Peavy, Bourn, Harper and Jones were added to their respective league's teams as injury replacements

2013[edit]

American League 2013 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Joaquin Benoit RP Detroit Tigers Ian Desmond SS Washington Nationals
Steve Delabar RP Toronto Blue Jays Freddie Freeman 1B Atlanta Braves
David Robertson RP New York Yankees Adrian Gonzalez 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Tanner Scheppers RP Texas Rangers Hunter Pence OF San Francisco Giants
Koji Uehara RP Boston Red Sox Yasiel Puig OF Los Angeles Dodgers

2014[edit]

American League 2014 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Dallas Keuchel SP Houston Astros Casey McGehee 3B Miami Marlins
Corey Kluber SP Cleveland Indians Justin Morneau 1B Colorado Rockies
Rick Porcello SP Detroit Tigers Anthony Rendon 3B Washington Nationals
Garrett Richards SP Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Anthony Rizzo 1B Chicago Cubs
Chris Sale SP Chicago White Sox Justin Upton OF Atlanta Braves

2015[edit]

American League 2015 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Xander Bogaerts SS Boston Red Sox Johnny Cueto SP Cincinnati Reds
Yoenis Cespedes OF Detroit Tigers Jeurys Familia RP New York Mets
Brian Dozier 2B Minnesota Twins Clayton Kershaw SP Los Angeles Dodgers
Brett Gardner OF New York Yankees Carlos Martinez SP St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Moustakas 3B Kansas City Royals Troy Tulowitzki SS Colorado Rockies

Note: Dozier, Gardner, Kershaw and Tulowitzki were added to their respective league's teams as injury replacements

2016[edit]

American League 2016 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Ian Kinsler 2B Detroit Tigers Brandon Belt 1B San Francisco Giants
Evan Longoria OF Tampa Bay Rays Ryan Braun OF Milwaukee Brewers
Dustin Pedroia 2B Boston Red Sox Jake Lamb 3B Arizona Diamondbacks
Michael Saunders OF Toronto Blue Jays Starling Marte OF Pittsburgh Pirates
George Springer OF Houston Astros Trevor Story SS Colorado Rockies

Note: Marte was added to the National League team as an injury replacement

2017[edit]

American League 2017 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Elvis Andrus SS Texas Rangers Justin Bour 1B Miami Marlins
Xander Bogaerts SS Boston Red Sox Kris Bryant 3B Chicago Cubs
Didi Gregorius SS New York Yankees Anthony Rendon 3B Washington Nationals
Mike Moustakas 3B Kansas City Royals Mark Reynolds 1B Colorado Rockies
Logan Morrison 1B Tampa Bay Rays Justin Turner 3B Los Angeles Dodgers

2018[edit]

American League 2018 National League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Andrew Benintendi OF Boston Red Sox Jesus Aguilar 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Eddie Rosario OF Minnesota Twins Brandon Belt 1B San Francisco Giants
Giancarlo Stanton OF New York Yankees Matt Carpenter IF St. Louis Cardinals
Jean Segura SS Seattle Mariners Max Muncy IF/OF Los Angeles Dodgers
Andrelton Simmons SS Los Angeles Angels Trea Turner SS Washington Nationals

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