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Barry Bonds will start in the National League outfield at the All-Star Game.

Voting runs through Thursday on MLB.com for the final roster spot in each league. Competing with Okajima and Bonderman in the AL are the Angels’ Kelvim Escobar, Toronto’s Roy Halladay and Minnesota’s Pat Neshek. The NL five are Pittsburgh pitcher Tom Gorzelanny, Houston’s Roy Oswalt, Arizona’s Brandon Webb, San Diego’s Chris Young and the Cubs’ Carlos Zambrano

The top write-in vote totals were for Detroit’s Curtis Granderson (376,000) and Cincinnati’s Josh Hamilton (151,000).

Some of the most notable snubs included NL MVP Ryan Howard of the Phillies, Atlanta shortstop Edgar Renteria and New York Mets pitcher John Maine. In the AL, Granderson and Gary Sheffield missed out despite excellent numbers.

Leyland said his final pick went to Cleveland catcher Victor Martinez over Sheffield.

Howard, who might participate in the Home Run Derby, understood why he was bypassed.

“I can’t make it every year,” he said.

Fielder said he’ll take part in the Home Run Derby.

“That will be pretty cool. I just want to hit one first. That will be a lot of fun,” he said.

Several perennial All-Stars will be absent because of subpar performances this year, such as Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and Braves center fielder Andruw Jones.

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