Both the American League East division and the National League Central division own a hefty population of starters among the AL All-Star and NL All-Star teams. According to Jon Morosi of FOX Sports, the respective team managers have released their lineup cards, revealing a particular bias to the Central and East:
#NL #ASG lineup: Gonzalez DH Cabrera Braun Votto Beltran Posey Sandoval Uggla Furcal Cain
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 9, 2012
#AL lineup: Jeter Cano Hamilton Bautista Fielder Beltre Ortiz Napoli Granderson Verlander. @MLBONFOX
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 9, 2012
OF Ryan Braun, OF Carlos Beltran and SS Rafael Furcal makeup the NL Central representatives, while SS Derek Jeter, 2B Robinson Cano, OF Jose Bautista, DH David Ortiz and OF Curtis Granderson all hail from the AL East.
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