MLB All Star Game

Although fans sometimes make strange choices for MLB All-Star Game starters, the decisions to this point will create plenty of drama leading up to the final announcement.

Voting for the July 12 game closed at 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, so hopefully you were able to fill out as many ballots with your favorite players as possible before the cutoff.

The 2016 MLB All-Star Game is rapidly approaching, and this year's ballot closes Thursday, with the league announcing the full rosters next Tuesday.

Major League Baseball released a final voting update Monday afternoon, which is available courtesy of CBS Sports' Mike Axisa.

Democracy has fared well enough in the MLB All-Star Game balloting, where fans are set to send deserving starters to this year's Midsummer Classic.

As much as Kansas City Royals fans have tried to ruin the voting process, the American League starting squad is in great shape. While the National League leaderboard isn't perfect, one of the two major mistakes could correct itself before the polls close Thursday at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Yadier Molina has established a stellar reputation throughout his 13 years with the St. Louis Cardinals as one of the best defensive catchers in the game's history.

When it comes to his prowess behind the plate at blocking potential wild pitches, framing pitches over the outside or the inside corner and throwing out potential base stealers, Molina belongs in the same class as Johnny Bench and Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez.

For the most part, MLB fans are voting deserving starters into the 2016 All-Star Game.

Between the fans, the players and the managers, quite a few minds will go into selecting the rosters for this year's MLB All-Star Game.

Let's guess their intentions, shall we?

The Chicago Cubs are the best team in baseball.

That's true on the stat sheet, where they lead the solar system with a plus-129 run differential. And it's true in the standings, where Chicago paces the National League Central, and every other team in every other division, with a 36-15 record.

So it stands to reason the Cubs would be well-represented in the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.

Major League Baseball on Tuesday provided the first voting update for the 2016 All-Star Game on July 12 with a look at the American League leaders. Results for the National League will be available Wednesday.

The 2015 MLB All-Star Game is finally here, and the game's best players will be taking the field for a chance to earn home-field advantage in the World Series. Six starters for tonight's game are 25-years-old or younger and those young stars should have a significant impact tonight. And, several of those players will come from the National League squad.

The American League and National League will play for home-field advantage in the World Series in Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game, and as is the case every year, there should be no shortage of enthralling moments.

Before a pitch is even thrown, Great American Ball Park will be buzzing, as the Cincinnati Reds will honor a few of the franchise's greats.