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Nine Nippon Ham Fighters players were the top vote-getters in their respective categories in the Pacific League when the interim results of fan voting were released Monday for the July 23-24 Japanese baseball All-Star series. Chusei Mannami, whose laser beam throw from right field has gone viral on social media, led all players with 1,202,643 votes. Among Nippon Ham’s other top vote-getters were pitcher Sachiya Yamasaki and first baseman Ariel Martinez. Yakult Swallows third baseman Munetaka Murakami received 882,625 votes, the most in the Central League. Game 1 will be played at Nippon Ham’s …

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