The Red Sox or Tigers could gain a sixth, with Boston reliever Hideki Okajima and Detroit starter Jeremy Bonderman among five players on the Internet ballot for the final AL spot.

The New York Mets (center fielder Carlos Beltran, shortstop Jose Reyes, closer Billy Wagner and third baseman David Wright) tied the Milwaukee Brewers (closer Francisco Cordero, first baseman Prince Fielder, shortstop J.J. Hardy and pitcher Ben Sheets) for the most players picked in the NL. The Brewers hadn't had four All-Stars since 1983.

Fans elected the starters, except for the pitchers, and a record 18.5 million votes were cast before Thursday's deadline.

Alex Rodriguez, with 3.89 million votes, led fan voting for the first time. A-Rod was picked for his 11th All-Star appearance, his 10th as a starter.

"It's hard to think about that right now," Rodriguez said Sunday after the Yankees lost for the ninth time in 11 games. "But it's a pretty neat experience. It never gets old."

Griffey jumped past Beltran in the final days and topped the NL with 2.99 million votes, the eighth time Griffey has led his league. Griffey is going to his 13th All-Star game, all as a starter.

The rest of the AL starting lineup has the Yankees' Derek Jeter at shortstop, A-Rod at third, and the Los Angeles Angels' Vladimir Guerrero and Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki in the outfield.

Fielder and Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin were elected as first-time All-Stars in the NL. Philadelphia's Chase Utley topped voting at second base.

While fans picked the starters, player voting determined eight reserves and eight pitchers in each league. St. Louis' Tony La Russa and Detroit's Jim Leyland, the All-Star managers, each chose four position players and three pitchers.

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.