Reigning American League MVP Dustin Pedroia will not participate in the 2009 All-Star Game on Tuesday night in St. Louis.

AL manager Joe Maddon replaced the Red Sox’s second baseman on the roster on Sunday with Rays first baseman Carlos Pena. Pedroia, who edged out Ian Kinsler of the Rangers in the fan vote for the starting slot at second base in a tight race, withdrew from the event due to a family situation.

Click here to read the full article – By John Barone of MLB.com

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Dustin Pedroia still trails the Rangers’ Ian Kinsler at second base in the voting for the All-Star balloting period, but it looks like it will go down to the wire.

In-stadium voting has already ended, but fans can still vote online for starters up to 25 times with the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Online Ballot at MLB.com and all 30 club sites until Thursday at 11:59 p.m. ET. Pedroia, coming off an MVP season in 2008 and having another solid year while playing stellar defense, trailed by almost 59,000 votes last week but has moved within 6,830 of Kinsler with only days remaining in the balloting.

Click here to read the full article – By Ian Browne of MLB.com

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