Ryan Braun is about to make his first All-Star Game appearance.

The left fielder was voted in by the fans and will start for the National League in the 79th Midsummer Classic, set for July 15 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Braun was in fourth place in the latest round of vote totals released by Major League Baseball, but a push from the Brewers' publicity department helped him make up the less than 40,000 votes that separated him from Cubs' right fielder Kosuke Fukudome.

In the final vote tally, Braun was the higest vote-getter, finishing with 3,835,840 votes. It was the second-highest vote total, overall among National Leaguers; Philadelphia's Chase Utley finished with 3,889,602 votes.

Fukudome and fellow Cub Alfonso Soriano will make up the NL outfield.

Ben Sheets is was named to the team, and could be a candidate to start the game. Sheets is 10-2 with a 2.77 ERA in 17 starts this season.

Right fielder Corey Hart (.294, 14 homers, 53 RBI, 12 SB) is one of five National League players that fans can vote for online to fill the last roster spot. He's up against Philadelphia's Pat Burrell, Carlos Lee of Houston, the Giants' Aaron Rowand and the New York Mets' David Wright.

Fans can vote at MLB.com.