The Dominican Republic mourned as a country Tuesday as it said goodbye for the last time to Yordano Ventura, the Royals pitcher who died over the weekend.
The Kansas City Royals lead all teams with four All-Star starters, while Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals are top vote-getters.
Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera has overtaken Kansas City's Eric Hosmer in the latest results of All-Star fan voting, leaving seven Royals on track to start the game.
If baseball fans aren't happy with the Kansas City Royals being kings of the hill when it comes to All-Star balloting, manager Ned Yost has a message: Vote.
Seven players on the AL champion Kansas City Royals are on track to start in next month's All-Star Game.
There's a fresh wave of U.S.-born shortstops on the way after Dansby Swanson, Alex Bregman and Brendan Rodgers were taken 1-2-3, respectively, and eight total were selected in the first round.