Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman and Toronto Blue Jay reliever Steve Delabar won fan voting for the final spots in next week's All-Star game at CitiField in New York City.
Freeman set a record with 19.7 million votes, beating out Los Angeles rookie sensation Yasiel Puig, who came in second place.
"I never, ever thought that I would make one," said Freeman, who is batting .313 for the season. "I just wanted to get to the big leagues, and when I got here I just wanted to win ballgames. All-Star games were not on my mind. To win this is just beyond me."
Delabar, a middle reliever who is 5-1 with a 1.74 ERA in 37 appearances, won the last American League All-Star roster spot with 9.6 million votes. The Braves and Blue Jays worked together on getting their players on the All-Star team during the process, asking fans to vote for each other's players.
Though Major League Baseball did not release the vote total on Puig, the league said that the outfielders vote tally surpassed the record final vote of 15.6 million for Shane Victorino in 2009.
Puig has taken the league by storm since being called up to the majors five weeks ago, batting .394 with eight home runs, and 19 RBI.
"If he can continue to do what he's doing over seasons, then we're going to see a lot of Yasiel," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "How good you are really is measured over time."
Puig, for his part, is ok with the fans' decision, though he can still make the squad as an injury replacement.
"I don't have my head down at all," Puig said through an interpreter prior to his game against the Colorado Rockies. "I want to congratulate Freddie Freeman for winning the vote. I'm happy for everyone who voted. I have to keep playing. Hopefully the best things come out for this team for the future."
MLB said that a record 79.2 million votes were cast between the American and National leagues, surpassing the previous highest total, 68.6 million votes in 2009.
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