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2008 NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR ROSTER Bold = Fan-Elected Italicized = Player Ballot-Elected * = Choice of Manager/MLB All-Star Pitchers (12) Club Selections Elections Cook, Aaron, RHP * COL 1st Dempster, Ryan, RHP CHI 2nd Haren, Dan, RHP * ARI 2nd Lidge, Brad, RHP PHI 2nd Lincecum, Tim, RHP SF 1st Sheets, Ben, RHP MIL 4th Vólquez, Edinson, RHP CIN 1st Wagner, Billy, LHP * NYM 6th Webb, Brandon, RHP ARI 3rd Wilson, Brian, RHP SF 1st Wood, Kerry, RHP CHI 2nd Zambrano, Carlos, RHP * CHI 3rd Catchers (3) Club Selections Elections Martin, Russell LA 2nd McCann, Brian * ATL 3rd Soto, Geovany CHI 1st 1st Infielders (10) Club Selections Elections Berkman, Lance, 1B HOU 5th 1st Gonzalez, Adrian, 1B SD 1st Guzman, Cristian, SS * WSH 2nd Jones, Chipper, 3B ATL 6th 4th Pujols, Albert, 1B * STL 7th Ramirez, Aramis, 3B CHI 2nd Ramirez, Hanley, SS FLA 1st 1st Tejada, Miguel, SS HOU 5th Uggla, Dan, 2B FLA 2nd Utley, Chase, 2B PHI 3rd 3rd Outfielders (6) Club Selections Elections Braun, Ryan MIL 1st 1st Fukudome, Kosuke CHI 1st 1st Holliday, Matt COL 3rd Ludwick, Ryan STL 1st McLouth, Nate PIT 1st Soriano, Alfonso CHI 7th 5th Monster 2008 All-Star Final Vote Candidates, N.L.: OF Pat Burrell, PHI OF Carlos Lee, HOU 3B David Wright, NYM OF Corey Hart, MIL OF Aaron Rowand, SF 2008 AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR ROSTER Bold = Fan-Elected Italicized = Player Ballot-Elected * = Choice of Manager/MLB All-Star Pitchers (12) Club Selections Elections Duchscherer, Justin, RHP * OAK 2nd Halladay, Roy, RHP TOR 5th Kazmir, Scott, LHP TB 2nd Lee, Cliff, LHP CLE 1st Nathan, Joe, RHP * MIN 3rd Papelbon, Jonathan, RHP BOS 3rd Rivera, Mariano, RHP NYY 9th Rodriguez, Francisco, RHP LAA 3rd Santana, Ervin, RHP LAA 1st Saunders, Joe, LHP LAA 1st Sherrill, George, LHP * BAL 1st Soria, Joakim, RHP * KC 1st Catchers (3) Club Selections Elections Mauer, Joe MIN 2nd 1st Navarro, Dioner * TB 1st Varitek, Jason BOS 3rd Infielders (9) Club Selections Elections Crede, Joe, 3B CWS 1st Guillen, Carlos, INF * DET 3rd Jeter, Derek, SS NYY 9th 4th Kinsler, Ian, 2B TEX 1st Morneau, Justin, 1B MIN 2nd Pedroia, Dustin, 2B BOS 1st 1st Rodriguez, Alex, 3B NYY 12th 11th Youkilis, Kevin, 1B BOS 1st 1st Young, Michael, SS TEX 5th Outfielders (6) Club Selections Elections Drew, J.D. BOS 1st Hamilton, Josh TEX 1st 1st Quentin, Carlos CWS 1st Ramirez, Manny BOS 12th 9th Sizemore, Grady CLE 3rd Suzuki, Ichiro SEA 8th 7th Designated Hitters (1) Club Selections Elections Bradley, Milton TEX 1st Ortiz, David (DL) BOS 5th 4th Monster 2008 All-Star Final Vote Candidates, A.L.: OF Jermaine Dye, CWS OF Jose Guillen, KC 2B Brian Roberts, BAL 1B Jason Giambi, NYY 3B Evan Longoria, TB ### Contact: Matt Bourne or Dan Queen, Major League Baseball, (212) 931-7878 .

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