Blue Jays’ Belt jokes that ‘All-Star Game is rigged’ after Ohtani beats him in fan vote
All eyes within the baseball world will probably be on Shohei Ohtani because the two-way famous person returns to MLB’s All-Star occasions subsequent week.
But one particular person watching from dwelling could have a frown on their face: Toronto Blue Jays DH Brandon Belt, who completed because the runner-up to Ohtani within the fan vote for the All-Star Game.
“I should have been in first place, probably by a couple of million votes, but unfortunately the All-Star Game is rigged,” Belt instructed Sportsnet’s Hazel May earlier than Tuesday’s recreation in opposition to the Chicago White Sox, tongue very a lot in cheek. “They put the people in there that they want in there, they don’t want me in there for some reason. So I’ll be sitting at home watching Shohei hit in my spot in the all-star game. Will he do as good as me? Probably not. But that’s the cards I was dealt so I’ve got to live with it.”
While closing vote totals weren’t revealed, Ohtani led Belt by almost 1.4 million votes when the final replace was shared on June 20. He finally completed as the very best vote-getter within the American League.
Ohtani has seemingly discovered one other degree this season, main the majors with 31 dwelling runs coming into play Tuesday and third with 132 strikeouts as a pitcher.
Belt is within the midst of a formidable bounce-back season, almost eclipsing his marks from final yr with six dwelling runs and 20 RBI in 57 video games. Belt’s solely all-star look was in 2016.
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