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2. Rosters for the American League and National League will be revealed at 7 p.m. ET on July 5 during the Esurance All-Star Selection Show on ESPN, Major League Baseball announced Thursday. The one-hour show, which precedes ESPN's telecast that night between the Pirates and Cardinals, also will reveal the five nominees in each league for the Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote. MLB.com will have full coverage of the roster selections.
3. Key AL race: outfield. Mookie Betts of the Red Sox jumped up to the No. 3 starting spot in Tuesday's voting update, behind two-time All-Star MVP Mike Trout of the Angels and Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Red Sox. Only 133,097 votes separated Betts from the three former All-Stars right behind him: Mark Trumbo of the Orioles, Lorenzo Cain of the Royals and Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays. And can outgoing designated hitter David Ortiz of the Red Sox overtake Royals catcher Salvador Perez in the battle for MLB's top overall vote-getter?
Latest AL All-Star ballot update
Betts joins outfield leaders on AL All-Star ballot
Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts moves into third place among AL outfielders in the latest ballot update for the 2016 All-Star Game
4. Key NL races: catcher, shortstop, second base and third base. Yadier Molina of the Cardinals saw his lead Wednesday narrow slightly over Buster Posey of the Giants, while Wilson Ramos of the Nationals was making a big homestretch move by outvoting the first two significantly during the past week of balloting. Those other close races each feature Cubs holding off challengers: Addison Russell over Trevor Story of the Rockies at shortstop, Ben Zobrist over Daniel Murphy of the Nationals at second base and Kris Bryant over Colorado's Nolan Arenado at third base.
Latest NL All-Star ballot update
Cubs continue to dominate NL All-Star Ballot
Cubs players continue to represent in the latest ballot update for the 2016 All-Star Game
5. Balloting history at MLB.com shows that many races are changeable despite seemingly large leads due to record voting pace during the final week. Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun is one who comes to mind after repeated late surges in past years, and once again he is within striking position entering the final week with 1,045,953 votes as of Wednesday, in fifth place among NL outfielders behind Jason Heyward of the Cubs. Pablo Sandoval, Robinson Cano, Albert Pujols, Dustin Pedroia, Alex Avila, Josh Hamilton and Melky Cabrera are just some of the many examples who come to mind as late-surge All-Star starters.
6. The AL team will have nine elected starters via the Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot, while the NL roster will have eight fan-elected starters. Pitchers and reserves for both squads -- totaling 25 for the NL and 24 for the AL -- will be determined through a combination of "Player Ballot" choices and selections made by the two All-Star managers, Ned Yost from the Royals and Terry Collins from the Mets.
7. The Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote will be your annual chance to select the final player on each league's All-Star roster. That balloting will conclude at 4 p.m. ET on Friday, July 8. Now in its 15th season with nearly 600 million votes cast, fans again will be able to make their Final Vote selections on MLB.com, club sites and mobile devices. Last year's Final Vote winners were Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez and Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas.
8. In finalizing the rosters, managers will also have plans in place to replace any starting pitchers who elect not to participate in the All-Star Game after pitching on Sunday, July 10. Any pitcher replaced on the active All-Star roster will be recognized as an All-Star and invited to San Diego with full All-Star honors.
9. On July 12, watch the All-Star Game live on FOX as well as MLB.TV Premium (for authenticated subscribers), and during the game visit MLB.com to submit your choice for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet via the 2016 MLB All-Star Game MVP Vote.
10. The league that wins the Midsummer Classic will have home-field advantage in this fall's 112th World Series. After a long reign by the AL, the traditionally streaky All-Star Game has been won three straight years by the NL from 2010-12 and then by the AL from 2013-15.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. Read and join other baseball fans on his MLB.com community blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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