Hanshin Tigers infielder Makoto Imaoka eclipsed Ichiro Suzuki's 1999 mark and became the player with the highest votes in the history of the summer All-Star series in Japan, collecting more than 1.37 million ballots as of Sunday.
Imaoka beat Suzuki's vote count by nearly 30,000 to lead the Central League second baseman division, while his teammates dominated nine of 11 positions -- all except for starter and reliever. Hanshin outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto had the second-most votes overall with 1.32 million.
Also for Hanshin, Jeff Williams (closer), Akihiro Yano (catcher), Shinjiro Hiyama (first baseman), George Arias (third baseman), Atsushi Fujimoto (shortstop), Osamu Hamanaka (outfielder) and Norihiro Akahoshi (outfielder) led their respective positions.