Texas right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish was named as one of five pitchers in contention for the 34th and final spot on the American League team. That All-Star will be selected in on-line fan balloting in the 2012 All-Star Game mlb.com Final Vote on texasrangers.com and mlb.com that begins at 1:00 p.m. CT today and concludes on Thursday, July 5 at 3:00 p.m. CT.
In addition to the web, fans can use their mobile phones to cast votes via the mobile web at mlb.com/vote or via text message. To receive the 2012 All-Star Game mlb.com Final Vote sponsored by Firestone mobile ballot, text the word "VOTE" to 89269. To vote for Darvish, simply text A2 to 89269. Standard rate messaging and data fees may apply. Mobile voting in Canada also is available and fans should text A2 to 101010 to vote for Darvish.
To encourage fans to vote for Darvish on-line, the Rangers are offering an All-Star sweepstakes prize of a suite for 20 for one select Sunday Rangers game in 2012. Fans will be automatically registered for the sweepstakes each of the first 25 times they vote for Darvish in the 2012 All-Star Game Final Vote sponsored by Firestone at texasrangers.com. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT FANS MAY VOTE IN THE ALL-STAR GAME FIRESTONE FINAL VOTE. However, fans will be registered to win for the sweepstakes just the first 25 times they vote for Darvish. All rules for the sweepstakes can be found on texasrangers.com
