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Voting now open for the 2022 MLB All-Star Game: Cleveland Guardians launch #VoteGuards campaign

Nine players from the Cleveland Guardians made the 2022 ballot.

CLEVELAND — EDITOR’S NOTE: The video above previously aired on June 8, 2022, when they announced Austin Love will throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a Cleveland Guardians game on June 28.

As the Midsummer classic approaches, voting has begun for which players will represent their leagues at the 2022 MLB All-Star Game. 

The game will take place on Tuesday, July 19, in Los Angeles, California, at Dodger Stadium. 

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The first phase of the voting began at noon on Wednesday and will last until Thursday, June 30 at 2 p.m. Fans can vote up to five times a day, every 24 hours. 

The top two players at each position, including designated hitters and the top six outfielders, will be announced on June 30 at 5 p.m. on the MLB Network. 

The leading vote-getter will clinch a spot in their respective league’s starting lineup. The other top vote-getters will move onto the second phase of voting. 

This year, nine players from the Cleveland Guardians are on the American League (AL) ballot: 

  • Owen Miller (1B) 

  • Andrés Giménez (2B)

  • José Ramírez (3B) 

  • Amed Rosario (SS)

  • Steven Kwan (OF) 

  • Josh Naylor (OF) 

  • Myles Straw (OF) 

  • Austin Hedges (C)

  • Oscar Gonzales (DH)

As a way to encourage fans to vote for the Cleveland Guardians, all fans attending the game on Friday, June 24, against the Boston Red Sox will receive a Ramírez #VoteGuards All-Star T-shirt. 

Fans interested in voting can do so using the Chevrolet All-Star Ballot by visiting https://www.mlb.com/all-star/ballot.

The second phase of voting will begin on Tuesday, July 5, at noon and will last until Friday, July 8, at 2 p.m. 

All of the MLB All-Star starters will be released on July 8. 

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