Texas Rangers Join Arizona Diamondbacks In Final Vote Partnership
By: Rangers Communications
Updated: July 2, 2012
Arlington, Texas - The
Texas Rangers announced today they have teamed up with their fellow
defending West Division champions, the Arizona Diamondbacks,
as both teams seek to get their candidates voted onto the All-Star team
in the MLB.com Final Vote, presented by Firestone. Rangers' right-hander
Yu Darvish and D-backs second baseman Aaron Hill are among five
candidates in each league eligible to make the All-Star
team.
The
Rangers are encouraging fans on Twitter to use the hashtags #VoteYu and
#FinHillVote when tweeting. Fans can visit MLB.com/vote and vote as
often
as possible, as THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT FANS MAY VOTE IN THE ALL-STAR GAME FIRESTONE FINAL VOTE. You
can also text A2 to 89269 to cast a vote for Darvish. Standard rate
messaging and data fees may apply. Mobile voting in Canada
also is available and fans should text A2 to 101010 to vote for Darvish.
To encourage fans to vote for Darvish on-line, the
Rangers are offering an All-Star sweepstakes prize of a suite for 20
for one select Sunday Rangers
game in 2012. Fans will be automatically registered for the sweepstakes
each of the first 25 times they vote for Darvish in the 2012 All-Star
Game MLB.com Final Vote sponsored by Firestone at texasrangers.com. However, fans will be registered to win for
the sweepstakes just the first 25 times they vote for Darvish. All rules for the sweepstakes can be found on texasrangers.com.
Darvish
is 10-5 with a 3.59 ERA in 16 starts for the Rangers this season,
ranking among American League leaders in strikeouts (2nd, 117), wins
(3rd),
and opponents batting average (7th, .227). His 10 wins lead all major
league rookies. His 5 games with 10-or-more strikeouts are most in the
American League, tied with the Mets' R.A. Dickey for most such games in
the majors in 2012.
Balloting
is underway now and concludes at 3 p.m. CDT on Thursday. The winners,
as chosen exclusively by online fan voting totals, will be announced
on MLB.com shortly thereafter.
