Reynolds finishes fourth in Final Vote

July 6th, 2017

DENVER -- Rockies first baseman finished fourth in the Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote balloting in the NL announced Thursday.
The club made a last-day push to try to get Reynolds his first career All-Star appearance, flooding social media with #BeLikeMark. Reynolds even got support from the NFL's Carolina Panthers, as he's Charlotte neighbors with quarterback Cam Newton and former receiver Steve Smith Sr., but he finished in the place where he remained for most of the contest.
The announcement came shortly after Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Reds, but Reynolds was not available to speak postgame.
Reynolds had "allied" himself on social media with Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius, with the Rockies promoting Gregorius' #SirDidi4Sure and the Yankees boosting Reynolds. The Rockies also showed a video during Thursday's loss spoofing Zach Galifianakis' "Between the Ferns" webseries, featuring Reynolds and ROOT Sports color commentator Ryan Spilborghs.

Two third basemen won the Final Vote for the first time in the competition's 16-year history, and both of them did so in distinct fashion. of the Dodgers set an all-time record with 20.8 million votes, and Mike Moustakas (15.6 million votes) of the Royals became the second player to win the competition two times. They are now officially on the rosters for the 88th All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on Tuesday at Marlins Park.
Reynolds finished behind Turner, Cubs third baseman and Nationals third baseman , but finished ahead of Marlins first baseman . It is the second time Reynolds has lost in the Final Vote, as he fell to then-Phillies outfielder in 2009. No Rockie has ever won the Final Vote.
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