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MLB FIXES ALL-STAR FAN VOTING

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This time, Major League Baseball did not need a voting scandal.

This time, Major League Baseball was out front in addressing what was an ongoing concern about all-star voting.

This time, Major League Baseball adjusted the voting rules for the All-Star Game without taking the vote away from its fans, which happened 62 years ago.

MLB revoked the fan vote in 1957, when the folks in Cincinnati were found to have taken advantage of

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