Zack Cozart Moves Ahead Of Seager In All-Star Balloting

Reds shortstop Zack Cozart has moved ahead of Corey Seager of the Dodgers in the latest update in NL balloting for the All-Star Game on July 11 in Miami.

Cozart, who has never played in an All-Star Game, has 997,966 votes, while Seager, a 2016 All-Star and the 2016 BA Rookie of the Year, has 804,788 votes. Cozart would become the first Reds shortstop to earn a fan election since Hall of Famer Barry Larkin drew consecutive fan-elected starting assignments in 1999 and 2000.

The other NL leaders include: first baseman Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals (1,060,532); second baseman Daniel Murphy of the Nationals (1,745,231); third baseman Kris Bryant of the Cubs (1,248,348); catcher Buster Posey of the Giants (1,357,467); and outfielders Bryce Harper of the Nationals (2,132,795), Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies (1,588,498) and Jason Heyward of the Cubs (737,147).

2017 NL All-Star Voting
1B
No.	Player	Club	Votes
1	Ryan Zimmerman	Nationals	1,060,532
2	Anthony Rizzo	Cubs	950,851
3	Paul Goldschmidt	D-backs	560,456
4	Freddie Freeman	Braves	522,827
5	Joey Votto	Reds	334,802
2B
No.	Player	Club	Votes
1	Daniel Murphy	Nationals	1,745,231
2	Javier Báez	Cubs	1,029,025
3	DJ LeMahieu	Rockies	287,131
4	Brandon Phillips	Braves	261,704
5	Kolten Wong	Cardinals	226,981
3B
No.	Player	Club	Votes
1	Kris Bryant	Cubs	1,248,348
2	Nolan Arenado	Rockies	951,747
3	Justin Turner	Dodgers	503,286
4	Anthony Rendon	Nationals	489,809
5	Jake Lamb	D-backs	387,228
SS
No.	Player	Club	Votes
1	Zack Cozart	Reds	997,966
2	Corey Seager	Dodgers	804,788
3	Addison Russell	Cubs	758,037
4	Trea Turner	Nationals	502,988
5	Chris Owings	D-backs	426,590
C
No.	Player	Club	Votes
1	Buster Posey	Giants	1,357,467
2	Willson Contreras	Cubs	740,372
3	Yadier Molina	Cardinals	669,641
4	Matt Wieters	Nationals	455,498
5	Yasmani Grandal	Dodgers	343,112
OF
No.	Player	Club	Votes
1	Bryce Harper	Nationals	2,132,795
2	Charlie Blackmon	Rockies	1,588,498
3	Jason Heyward	Cubs	737,147
4	Ben Zobrist	Cubs	678,795
5	Matt Kemp	Braves	641,728
6	Marcell Ozuna	Marlins	613,356
7	Giancarlo Stanton	Marlins	603,290
8	Kyle Schwarber	Cubs	599,910
9	Yoenis Céspedes	Mets	430,879
10	Adam Duvall	Reds	379,541
11	Dexter Fowler	Cardinals	379,070
12	Jayson Werth	Nationals	360,664
13	Jay Bruce	Mets	322,023
14	Yasiel Puig	Dodgers	284,869
15	Carlos González	Rockies	275,714