Individual fans are allowed to vote up to 35 times for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, but the league has concerns that some fans — especially those from Kansas City — have gone way over that limit.
The league is canceling between 60 and 65 million votes for the All-Star Game, fearing fraud.
Bob Bowman, CEO of MLB Advanced Media, spoke with Yahoo Sports:
I’m sure the league is fine with Eric Hosmer, one of the best young first basemen in the game, starting. The fact that Omar Infante, who is batting .227, could start at second base is more a cause for concern. Seeing eight Royals start the All-Star Game would be a fun gimmick, but in the end, wouldn’t you just be watching a Royals game?
MLB is doing its best to course correct, but it might just spur the Royals fans to vote more often. And then we could see eight Royals, and the lone Mike Trout (the only player with as many votes as any Royals player) starting for the AL in the All-Star Game.
The league is canceling between 60 and 65 million votes for the All-Star Game, fearing fraud.
Bob Bowman, CEO of MLB Advanced Media, spoke with Yahoo Sports:
“I’m not saying we bat 1.000,” Bowman said. “But it’s between 60 and 65 million votes that have been canceled. We don’t really trumpet it because if someone thinks they’re getting away with it, they’ll try to again.”
The concerns about fraud grew when it appeared that Kansas City fans had voted nearly the entire Royals starting lineup in the All-Star Game. Royals fans say they just organized and mobilized well, but MLB has concerns.
I’m sure the league is fine with Eric Hosmer, one of the best young first basemen in the game, starting. The fact that Omar Infante, who is batting .227, could start at second base is more a cause for concern. Seeing eight Royals start the All-Star Game would be a fun gimmick, but in the end, wouldn’t you just be watching a Royals game?
MLB is doing its best to course correct, but it might just spur the Royals fans to vote more often. And then we could see eight Royals, and the lone Mike Trout (the only player with as many votes as any Royals player) starting for the AL in the All-Star Game.
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