American League position players who have the made the All-Star squad as a result of the Player Ballot are catcher Victor Martinez of the Cleveland Indians; first baseman Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins; second baseman Aaron Hill of the Toronto Blue Jays; shortstop Jason Bartlett of the Tampa Bay Rays; third baseman Michael Young of the Texas Rangers; and outfielders Carl Crawford of the Rays, Curtis Granderson of the Detroit Tigers and Torii Hunter of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
American League pitchers who have earned All-Star honors stemming from the Player Ballot include starters Josh Beckett of the Boston Red Sox; Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals; Roy Halladay of the Blue Jays; and Tigers teammates Edwin Jackson and Justin Verlander.
The All-Star relievers via the Player Ballot are Joe Nathan of the Twins, Jonathan Papelbon of the Red Sox and Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees.
Maddon had eight slots to fill out the remainder of the A.L. roster. The five pitchers he chose included starters Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox, Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners and Tim Wakefield of the Red Sox and relievers Andrew Bailey of the Oakland Athletics and Brian Fuentes of the Angels. The position players chosen by the manager were outfielder Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles, first baseman Kevin Youkilis of the Red Sox and infielder Ben Zobrist of the Rays.
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National League position players who are invited to the 80th All-Star Game as a result of Player Balloting are catcher Brian McCann of the Atlanta Braves; first baseman Adrian Gonzalez of the San Diego Padres; second baseman Orlando Hudson of the Los Angeles Dodgers; shortstop Miguel Tejada of the Houston Astros; third baseman Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals; and outfielders Brad Hawpe of the Colorado Rockies, Hunter Pence of the Astros and Justin Upton of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
N.L. pitchers who have made the 2009 All-Star Game as a result of the Player Ballot include starters Chad Billingsley of the Dodgers; San Francisco Giants teammates Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum; Josh Johnson of the Florida Marlins; and Johan Santana of the New York Mets. The relievers whose All-Star berths stem from the Player Ballot are Heath Bell of the Padres, Jonathan Broxton of the Dodgers and Francisco Rodriguez of the Mets.
Manuel’s eight selections included three position players: first basemen Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers and Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies as well as Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Freddy Sanchez. Rounding out Manuel’s pitching staff will be starters Dan Haren of the D-backs, Ted Lilly of the Chicago Cubs and Jason Marquis of the Colorado Rockies and relievers Francisco Cordero of the Cincinnati Reds and Ryan Franklin of the St. Louis Cardinals.
