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Yankees make push for David Robertson in All-Star Game final vote
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David Robertson has only been named to an All-Star Game once in his six years in the big leagues, but the Yankees are hoping to change that.
The Yankees reliever was named one of five candidates for the American League All-Star roster's final vote Saturday, and the Yankees have taken social media by storm to try to get fans to vote Robertson into the 2013 game at Citi Field next Tuesday.
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Read more »Yasiel Puig an All-Star just waiting for an invite
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Yasiel Puig walked, doubled and scored a run Friday night in the Dodgers' 10-2 victory over the Giants.
That's what fans of the rock-star rookie would call a bad day.
Through the first 30 games of his career, Puig has hit .420 with eight home runs and 19 RBIs. He has 15 multihit games and gone hitless only three times. That production, combined with infectious energy and a propensity...
Read more »Yasiel Puig and the All-Star Game
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All-Star voting ends Thursday, and it’s likely to end without Yasiel Puig being named a starter – unless a flood of write-in votes changes things.
But that doesn’t mean that the Cuban-born Dodgers phenom won’t play in the midsummer classic.
First the facts: Puig strolled on to the MLB stage on June 3, like a lightning bolt sent to save the Dodgers’ season and Don Mattingly’s job as manager....
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