Fact: David Ortiz will be the 13th player to start the MLB All-Star Game at the age of 40 or older. 

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After months of voting, only two spots remain unfilled for the 87th annual MLB All-Star Game, which will be played Tuesday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m. ET in San Diego's Petco Park. Fans have until Friday, July 8, at 4 p.m. ET to vote for the players they believe deserve to join the festivities.

For the first time since 2009, a pitcher doesn't appear on the ballot, which is comprised of both seasoned veterans with previous All-Star experience and up-and-coming youngsters looking for their first taste of the Midsummer Classic.

If there's somethin' strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call?

Yeah, yeah, we know. Ghostbusters!

But on the baseball field this time of year, if there's somethin' weird, and it don't look good, who ya gonna call?

Starbusters!

We better have a good excuse if we're going to put a modern pitcher in the company of Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez. Their names are not to be used lightly.

Currently providing a good excuse, however, is Jose Fernandez.

When we think of the notion that pitching wins championships, we tend to think only in terms of World Series crowns. But pitching wins pennants as well—and some of that pitching arrives via in-season trades.

Consider this: Only once in the past six editions of the Fall Classic—2013—has neither participant had at least one starting pitcher in its rotation who wasn't acquired after Opening Day.

The All-Star Game is one week away, and Major League Baseball will announce the starting rosters for the American League and National League on Tuesday night.

While there is a chance for some changes in voting based on last week's results, the tightest races are in the American League's outfield and the National League's catching showdown. 

While MLB won't announce the starters until Tuesday night, the latest voting results provide a good indication of which players will represent their leagues in the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.

MLB Communications released the latest tally as of June 27, three days before the voting closed on June 30. The winners at each position will then be announced Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Right now, the Los Angeles Dodgers' focus is aimed intently at Clayton Kershaw's lower back.

Until the three-time Cy Young Award-winner and 2014 National League MVP returns from the disabled list, little else matters for the Dodgers.

Detroit Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris left the field during Monday's game against the Cleveland Indians after suffering a strained right oblique.

Continue for updates.

Even during a 162-game season, one amazing day can command the attention of fantasy baseball players everywhere.

Multiple players blazed their path into this week's wavier-wire recommendations with a monster statement game. Perhaps the magic has already passed, but it's tough to ignore a dominant performance.