OAKLAND -- Austin Meadows’ torrid start to the season at the plate rewarded him Friday -- he became one of nine AL outfielders who were named finalist to start in this year’s All-Star Game -- but right now, Meadows’s focus is on working his way out of his worse slump of the season.
Through Major League Baseball’s new system of selecting All-Star Game starters through fan balloting, the top three players at each position -- and nine outfielders -- advance to the "starters election,” which begins on Wednesday at noon and go through Thursday at 4 p.