NL All-Star Update: Arenado in Line for 2nd Starting Assignment
Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, an All-Star the last three years who earned his first starting assignment a year ago, has a healthy lead in voting for a second start in a row in the weekly update of NL All-Star voting.
Arenado has received 1,124,563 votes, third highest of any NL player behind Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (1,433,140) and outfielder Nick Markakis (1,1736,653), and a healthy edge in voting at third base.
Kris Bryan of the Cubs ranks second to Arenado with 677,185 votes.
The support for Arenado shows the reputation he is gaining with baseball fans. Only two other Rockies are even among the top vote-getters at their position. Center fielder Charlie Blackmon is fourth in voting in the outfield, where fans pick the three starters, and shortstop Trevor Story did move from fifth to fourth at shortstop.
The voting continues until July 5 with the 89th All-Star Game schedule July 17 at Nationals Park.
NL All-Star Voting Week 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE UPDATE |
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CATCHER |
1. Buster Posey, Giants: 686,253 |
2. Willson Contreras, Cubs: 596,111 |
3. Kurt Suzuki, Braves: 557,692 |
4. Yadier Molina, Cardinals: 366,271 |
5. Yasmani Grandal, Dodgers: 333,549 |
FIRST BASE |
1. Freddie Freeman, Braves: 1,433,140 votes |
2. Anthony Rizzo, Cubs: 566,382 |
3. Brandon Belt, Giants: 363,361 |
4. Cody Bellinger, Dodgers: 294,418 |
5. Joey Votto, Reds: 189,364 |
SECOND BASE |
1. Ozzie Albies, Braves: 915,736 |
2. Javier Baez, Cubs: 767,417 |
3. Scooter Gennett, Reds: 743,979 |
4. Joe Panik, Giants: 194,634 |
5. Asdrubal Cabrera, Mets: 173,567 |
SHORTSTOP |
1. Brandon Crawford, Giants: 1,120,031 |
2. Dansby Swanson, Braves: 568,400 |
3. Addison Russell, Cubs: 475,091 |
4. Trevor Story, Rockies: 315,532 |
5. Trea Turner, Nationals: 279,071 |
THIRD BASE |
1. Nolan Arenado, Rockies: 1,124,563 |
2. Kris Bryant, Cubs: 677,185 |
3. Johan Camargo, Braves: 395,389 |
4. Eugenio Suarez, Reds: 228,806 |
5. Evan Longoria, Giants; 221,100 |
OUTFIELD |
1. Nick Markakis, Braves: 1,173,653 |
2. Bryce Harper, Nationals: 1,002,696 |
3. Matt Kemp, Dodgers: 925,697 |
4. Charlie Blackmon, Rockies: 678,831 |
5. Ronald Acuna Jr., Braves: 617,151 |
6. Ender Inciarte, Braves: 528,943 |
7. Jason Heyward, Cubs: 447,359 |
8. Kyle Schwarber, Cubs: 442,471 |
9. Ben Zobrist, Cubs: 434,943 |
10. Christian Yelich, Brewers: 364,286 |
11. Corey Dickerson, Pirates: 313,558 |
12. Odubel Herrera, Phillies: 263,903 |
13. Lorenzo Cain, Brewers: 242,827 |
14. Andrew McCutchen, Giants: 241,652 |
15. Matt Adams, Nationals: 237,165 |