<P> The All - Star Game managers selected the entire lineups from 1933 to 1946 . In 1947, the fans were given the ability to select the starting lineups . This continued until 1957, when Cincinnati Reds fans stuffed the ballot box and selected seven Reds and Stan Musial . This forced Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick to step in and replace Wally Post and Gus Bell with Willie Mays and Hank Aaron that season and to turn over the starting lineup selection to players, coaches and managers for several subsequent seasons . Since 1970, the fans have elected the starting lineup of one player for each baseball position (except the pitcher) for both the National League and American League teams . </P> <P> In 2003, the major league players began electing a reserve for each position as well as five starters and three relievers, although the All - Star game managers performed this duty once . Now, the "Player ballot" includes coaches, managers and players across both leagues who participate in choosing eight reserves and eight pitchers for each All - Star team . Now, the managers only select the starting pitcher from among those pitchers already elected by the players . The managers also select the remainder of the roster spots except for the final spot while ensuring that each team has at least one representative . The All - Star game manager, guided by the baseball commissioner's office, then selects a list of five nominees for the fans to choose from for the remaining roster spot for each league's team . </P> <P> On the Sunday evening nine days before the scheduled All - Star game, the rosters are announced and the All - Star Final Vote nominees are announced on a nationally broadcast show . The voting commences after the announcement of the nominees toward the end of the show, and continues for a prescribed number of days . Generally, a single daily update of the ballot standings is released during the voting . After voting concludes, the top vote - getter for each league is announced . Over the course of the seven years of the voting, over 100 million votes have been cast . </P> <P> The first All - Star Final Vote was held during the 2002 season . The 2002 Major League Baseball All - Star Game had 30 player rosters so the fans were voting for the 30th player . The 2003 Major League Baseball All - Star Game rosters expanded to 32 following the 11 - inning 2002 game . As a result, the fans elected the 32nd player . In 2009, the rosters again expanded to 33, including 13 pitchers, following the 15 - inning 2008 Major League Baseball All - Star Game . In 2003, the first corporate sponsor got involved in the ballot . Over the years, the sponsor has changed and the name of the fan voting procedure has changed both with the changing sponsors and the number of roster spots . </P>

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