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Report: MLB Close to Changing All-Star Selection to 'Election Day' Format

Major League Baseball is planning to change All-Star voting and instill an "Election Day" for fans to pick starters, reports ESPN's Jeff Passan.

According to Passan, the proposal is part of a series of changes likely to be ratified by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association. The proposed plan would start this year and traditional online voting would occur. The top three vote-getters at each position would be placed on a ballot for Election Day. The players with the most votes that day will be starters.

There are also discussions of increasing the prize money for the Home Run Derby to encourage the league's biggest stars to participate.