Hi All,

The Red Sox are doing pretty well in the votes! Manny is in
first place for the ourfield, and other Red Sox players are also in
the final running. Voting ends today so there's still time to vote for
your favorite players.

Head over to MLB.com now!

Lynne
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In the final balloting update before Sunday's announcement of Major
League Baseball's 2006 All-Stars, Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez has
become the American League's top overall vote-getter in fan balloting
for the 77th All-Star Game, to be played Tuesday, July 11th at
Pittsburgh's PNC Park.

For the fourth consecutive season, the outcome of the Major League
Baseball All-Star Game will impact postseason play, as the team
representing the winning league in this year's Midsummer Classic will
have home-field advantage in the 2006 World Series.

Ramirez, a nine-time American League All-Star, has drawn 1,936,373
votes, slightly ahead of the 1,932,366 votes cast for Angels
outfielder Vladimir Guerrero. Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners currently
rounds out the American League's leading outfielders with 1,393,462 votes.

The closest race remains between catchers Jason Varitek (1,090,102) of
the Red Sox and Ivan Rodriguez (1,047,987) of the Tigers, who own
Major League Baseball's best record at 52-25 (.675). The Boston
captain and the Detroit backstop are followed by Minnesota's Joe Mauer
(769,284) and Jorge Posada (768,280) of the New York Yankees. New
York's Robinson Cano (1,045,221) holds the edge at second base, with
Boston's Mark Loretta (966,652) and Tadahito Iguchi (849,149) of the
Chicago White Sox still within reach.

The other American League position leaders are Red Sox first baseman
David Ortiz (1,666,940) and shortstop Derek Jeter (1,867,418) and
third baseman Alex Rodriguez (1,751,939) of the Yankees.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Alex Rios continues to lead American
Leaguers in write-in votes. The 25-year-old Rios has drawn 273,812 votes.

The Major League Baseball All-Star Balloting Program is the largest
balloting program in professional sports. The fan balloting program
will determine the eight position players from each League who will
start the 77th All-Star Game. Ameriquest sponsored the 20 million
ballots that were distributed at the 29 U.S. Major League ballparks
and the 1.9 million ballots that were distributed to 117 Minor League
Baseball Clubs that were in-season during the balloting period. MLB
International rightsholder Rogers Personal TV is sponsoring in-stadium
balloting at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. The in-stadium program has
concluded at Major League and Minor League ballparks. Monster online
balloting concludes on MLB.com and the 30 Club Web sites on Thursday,
June 29th at 11:59 p.m. (EDT).

Pepsi, which has been the title sponsor of the retail balloting
program since 1997, was again joined by Frito-Lay for 2006 Major
League Baseball Retail All-Star Balloting, providing additional
exposure for the entire balloting program. Pepsi and Frito-Lay, both
divisions of PepsiCo Inc., distributed over 13 million Major League
Baseball All-Star ballots exclusively at more than 3,300 Wal-Mart
stores, where balloting began on May 8th and ended on June 10th across
the United States.

The 2006 American League and National League All-Star Teams will be
unveiled on the Major League Baseball All-Star Game Selection Show
Presented By Chevrolet on ESPN live at 7:00 p.m. (EDT) on Sunday, July
2nd. The show will announce the 16 elected starters, as determined by
the fan balloting program, and the 46 pitchers and reserves, as
determined by the player ballot, the two All-Star Team managers -
American League manager Ozzie Guillen of the Chicago White Sox and
National League manager Phil Garner of the Houston Astros - and Major
League Baseball.

Immediately following the announcement of the American League and
National League All-Star rosters, fans will have the opportunity to
select the final player for each League's 32-man roster at MLB.com.
The 2006 Monster All-Star Final Vote will provide fans the opportunity
to cast their votes from a list of five players from each League over
a four-day period.

Also, for the second year, fans will be able to vote for their Final
Vote selections on their mobile phone. Both winners of the Monster
All-Star Final Vote will be announced after the voting has concluded
on Thursday, July 6th at 6:00 p.m. (EDT).

The 77th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be televised
nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet
HD and televised around the world by Major League Baseball
International, with pre-game ceremonies beginning at 8:00 p.m. (EDT).
ESPN Radio will provide exclusive, national radio coverage, while
MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage and MLB Radio will
provide exclusive play-by-play coverage of the game on the Internet.
XM Satellite Radio will provide satellite radio play-by-play coverage
of the XM Satellite Radio All-Star Futures Game.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR BALLOTING UPDATE
June 27, 2006

First Base
1. David Ortiz, Red Sox 1,666,940
2. Jason Giambi, Yankees 1,016,991
3. Paul Konerko, White Sox 755,096
4. Travis Hafner, Indians 674,048
5. Mark Teixeira, Rangers 448,977

Second Base
1. Robinson Cano, Yankees 1,045,221
2. Mark Loretta, Red Sox 966,652
3. Tadahito Iguchi, White Sox 849,149
4. Jose Lopez, Mariners 516,501
5. Placido Polanco, Tigers 456,930

Shortstop
1. Derek Jeter, Yankees 1,867,418
2. Miguel Tejada, Orioles 1,401,157
3. Michael Young, Rangers 541,202
4. Alex Gonzalez, Red Sox 482,901
5. Juan Uribe, White Sox 403,111

Third base
1. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 1,751,939
2. Mike Lowell, Red Sox 876,520
3. Troy Glaus, Blue Jays 630,421
4. Joe Crede, White Sox 599,885
5. Eric Chavez, Athletics 511,264

Catcher
1. Jason Varitek, Red Sox 1,090,102
2. Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers 1,047,987
3. Joe Mauer, Twins 769,284
4. Jorge Posada, Yankees 768,280
5. A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox 622,351

Outfield
1. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox 1,936,373
2. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels 1,932,366
3. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners 1,393,462
4. Johnny Damon, Yankees 1,221,891
5. Vernon Wells, Blue Jays 980,502
6. Jermaine Dye, White Sox 801,941
7. Torii Hunter, Twins 737,014
8. Coco Crisp, Red Sox 643,437
9. Scott Podsednik, White Sox 642,385
10. Gary Sheffield, Yankees 634,708
11. Trot Nixon, Red Sox 590,766
12. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers 559,722
13. Hideki Matsui, Yankees 512,222
14. Grady Sizemore, Indians 509,152
15. Carl Crawford, Devil Rays 339,518

Source: MLB.com