Today is the painful part of the year where Twitter hashtags count as votes in the MLB Final Vote campaign. So prepare to filter out those hashtags so your timeline isn’t completely destroyed between 10 AM and 4 PM eastern.
But MLB has teamed up with Twitter this year to generate emojis for each hashtag, much like Twitter did during the Women’s World Cup with maple leaf shaped flags for each nation.
Each Final Vote hashtag will come with its own emoji, and they are…well, they’re just a bit horrifying.
Via Big League Stew…
GUH. Those eyes, man…
Johnny Cueto and Mike Moustakas have led the voting since it opened up on Monday night, and they’re both expected to cruise to Cincinnati for the All-Star Game on Tuesday.