DETROIT -- Yonder Alonso has surged ahead of Miguel Cabrera in the race to the be the American League's starting first baseman.
Alonso, in the midst of a career year for the Oakland Athletics, now leads Cabrera by less than 5,000 votes.
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Alonso, who is vying for his first All-Star game, has 651,055 votes, ahead of Cabrera (646,598), Eric Hosmer of the Kansas City Royals (626,783), Carlos Santana of the Cleveland Indians (558,320) and Yuli Gurriel of the Houston Astros (529,887).