MLB All-Star Voting 2017: Latest Ballot Results Before Roster Reveal

Voting for the All-Star Game starters in the American and National Leagues came to a conclusion Thursday night, and the big reveal will come Sunday night when Major League Baseball announces the final results.

There were a number of tight races, and some of the vote totals were released hours before the final votes were cast.

Perhaps the most dramatic development came at the designated hitter position, where Corey Dickerson of the Tampa Bay Rays took the lead over Nelson Cruz of the Seattle Mariners. Dickerson had moved nearly 60,000 votes in front of Cruz after trailing by nearly 100,000 votes earlier in the week. Dickerson's surge is impressive, but it would be difficult to say he deserves the start over his rival. 

The Tampa designated hitter has a .333 batting average, 17 home runs and 39 runs batted in, while Cruz is hitting .286 with 14 homers and 59 RBI.

One of the other close races in the American League is at third base, where Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano has a slight lead over Cleveland's Jose Ramirez (1,764,734 to 1,730,869). Toronto's Josh Donaldson is not far behind in third place, and it's not inconceivable that his name could be called when starters are announced at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN's All-Star announcement program.

The National League has two tight races at first and third base. As of the last release, Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals had the lead over Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs by nearly 75,000 votes.

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Rizzo's teammate, Kris Bryant, was caught and passed by Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies with a big final week of voting. When the final announcement is made Sunday, it would be surprising if Arenado is not the starting third baseman. He had an advantage of more than 100,000 votes as of Thursday.

The last complete American League vote totals had been released Monday and the leaders included catcher Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals, first baseman Eric Hosmer of the Kansas City Royals, second baseman Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros along with his teammate Carlos Correa at shortstop.

Slugging rookie Aaron Judge had a huge lead among Junior Circuit outfielders, followed by injured Mike Trout (thumb ligament) of the Los Angeles Angels. George Springer of the Astros is in third place while Michael Brantley of the Cleveland Indians is fourth. Since Trout won't be able to play, Springer and Brantley have the inside track on the other starting outfield positions.

Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants had a sizable lead at catcher in the National League, while Daniel Murphy of the Washington Nationals was in line to start at second base. The surprising Zack Cozart of the Cincinnati Reds has the lead at shortstop over Corey Seager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Bryce Harper of the Nationals is a lock to make the NL starting lineup with more than 3.6 million votes cast. He will likely receive the most votes of any player unless Judge caught him with a hot showing in the final hours.

The other starting outfielders are Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies and Marcell Ozuna of the Miami Marlins.

Predicted All-Star Game Starters

National League

C: Buster Posey, San Francisco, .344 batting average, 10 HR

1B: Ryan Zimmerman, Washington, .632 slugging percentage, 1.012 OPS

2B: Daniel Murphy, Washington, .339 batting average, 55 RBI

SS: Zack Cozart, Cincinnati, .320 batting average, 33 RBI

3B: Nolan Arenado, Colorado, 15 HR, 61 RBI

OF: Bryce Harper, Washington, 18 HR, 58 RBI

OF: Charlie Blackmon, Colorado, .314 batting average, 16 HR, 56 RBI

OF: Giancarlo Stanton, Miami, 20 HR, 49 RBI

American League

C: Sal Perez, Kansas City, 16 HR, 48 RBI

1B: Justin Smoak, Toronto, 21 HR, 49 RBI

2B: Jose Altuve, Houston, 97 hits, 50 runs, 11 HR, .328 batting average

SS: Carlos Correa, Houston, 14 HR, 49 RBI

3B: Miguel Sano, Minnesota, 18 HR, 53 RBI

OF: Aaron Judge, N.Y. Yankees, .333 batting average, 27 HR, 1.153 OPS

OF: George Springer, Houston, 24 HR, 52 RBI

OF: Mookie Betts, Boston, 12 HR, 12 SB, 41 RBI

DH: Nelson Cruz, Seattle, 14 HR, 58 RBI

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All stats and information courtesy of MLB.com, prior to Thursday's games.