Major League Baseball

Something old, something new — Jeter, Trout lead AL All-Star voting

Published May. 28, 2014 1:04 a.m. ET

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Mike Trout may be having a down season so far by his standards, but MLB fans apparently like what they see in Anaheim.

In the first All-Star Game voting totals released by MLB on Tuesday, the Angels center fielder leads all American Leaguers with 764,007 votes — almost 100,000 more than his closest competitor, fellow outfielder Jose Bautista of Toronto.

The Midsummer Classic will be played at Minnesota's Target Field on July 15 and will be televised live on FOX.

Third in the balloting is the Yankees' Derek Jeter, who leads all shortstops with 602,252 votes in his final season. If he makes it, Jeter would be playing in his 14th All-Star Game and would take the field at the age of 40. Trout, in contrast, would be in his third All-Star Game in as many seasons in the majors at the age of 22 (he turns 23 in August).

Trout, the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year and two-time AL MVP runner-up, entered Tuesday batting .279 with 10 home runs, 34 RBI and five stolen bases — on pace for the least-productive season of his brief career thus far.

The man who beat Trout out for MVP both seasons, the Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, is the leading vote-getter at first base. He and fellow Tiger Ian Kinsler (second base) make one of two sets of teammates leading in votes. The Yankees' Jacoby Ellsbury is third among outfielders in votes and would join Jeter in the starting lineup, and teammate Carlos Beltran is fourth among outfielders.

You can see a full list of the Nos. 1 & 2 vote-getters at each position (1-4 in the outfield) below. The National League leading vote-getters will be revealed for the first time on Wednesday.

Also on Tuesday, MLB released its new promotional trailer for the All-Star Game telecast.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADING VOTE-GETTERS

Catcher

1. Matt Wieters, Orioles: 540,258

2. Brian McCann, Yankees: 373,169

First base

1. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers: 440,407

2. Albert Pujols, Angels: 371,193

Second base

1. Ian Kinsler, Tigers: 356,244

2. Robinson Cano, Mariners: 350,293

Third base