ANAHEIM, Calif. — Back-to-back seasons without the playoffs, declining television ratings and plummeting road attendance are signs that the Yankees have lost some luster.
But another is about to arrive: For the first time in 16 years and the second time since 1992, it is all but certain there will not be a Yankee in the starting lineup in the All-Star Game.
With Sunday’s deadline for fan balloting approaching, no Yankees player is higher than fourth at his position or within six million votes of a starting spot in the latest results that were released Monday.