The one GIF that makes the case for each of the All-Star Final Vote candidates
The 2016 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote is getting intense. Players are making their cases on the field and their teams are making their cases everywhere else. There's a lot to take in, a lot of different issues to weigh while you consider how to cast your vote. But, because you only have until Friday at 4 p.m. to vote, we want to make this easy and make the case for the Final Vote candidates with just one GIF for each of them.
So check out the 10 GIFs below, determine which makes the most compelling case and don't forget to cast your vote here.
Ian Kinsler
Vote Kinsler because he can make a crafty play at second base look, well, not so crafty.
To #VoteKinsler, text A1 to 89269
Evan Longoria
Vote Longoria because his glove at third base cannot be contained.
To #VoteLongo, text A2 to 89269
Dustin Pedroia
Vote Pedroia because he plays second base much taller than 5-foot-9.
To #VotePedey, text A3 to 89269
Michael Saunders
Vote Saunders because his homer hat trick had Blue Jays fans tossing their caps in an opponent's ballpark.
To #VoteCaptainCanada, text A4 to 89269
George Springer
Vote Springer if you want to see a dinosaur play right field.
To #VoteSpringer, text A5 to 89269
Brandon Belt
Vote Belt because he sent a fan swimming with the 69th home run hit into McCovey Cove.
To #VoteBelt, text N1 to 89269
Ryan Braun
Vote Braun because one home run is never enough.
To #VoteBraun, text N2 to 89269
Jake Lamb
Vote Lamb because he leads the NL in triples, as this totally in real-time GIF shows.
To #VoteLamb, text N3 to 89269
Starling Marte
Vote Marte because it may not always look pretty, but he'll make the catch.
To #VoteMarte, text N4 to 89269
Trevor Story
Vote Story because his season started with a record-breaking six home runs in four games.
For #StoryTime, text N5 to 89269
Fans can vote for the 2016 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote until 4 p.m. ET on Friday. The winners, as chosen exclusively by online fan voting totals, will be announced during a Final Vote-themed telecast of "MLB Now" featuring commentary from political analyst Jeff Greenfield, live on MLB Network and MLB.com from 4-5 p.m. ET. MLB Network will provide extensive coverage across all of its studio programming during the Final Vote, including interviews with the candidates, frequent updates, heat maps indicating the cities where votes are being cast for each candidate, news on player and club campaigns and a running countdown clock leading up to the announcement.
Baseball fans have cast nearly 600 million online votes for Final Vote candidates since the program's inception in 2002. In addition to MLB.com and the official club websites, fans can use their mobile devices to cast votes at MLB.com/vote or via text message. To receive the ballot, text the word "VOTE" to 89269. To vote for a specific player, fans can text their choice to 89269. EXAMPLE: Text "A3" to vote for AL Player 3 or "N3" to vote for NL Player 3. Message and data rates may apply. Text "STOP" to end and "HELP" for information. Mobile voting in Canada also is available and fans should text their choices to 101010.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Final Vote will include social balloting, as Twitter support for the 10 candidates over the last six hours of balloting will count toward their vote totals. From 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ET on Friday, any tweet that includes a designated player hashtag will be tabulated as part of the official vote total used to determine the winners.
