Gennett hoping for late boost on All-Star ballot

Reds' 2B sits in 3rd place; Eugenio Suarez is 4th at 3B

June 25th, 2018

ATLANTA -- With 10 days remaining to vote for the starters for the 2018 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, second baseman Scooter Gennett is the Reds' best chance of having a starter represent them.
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Gennett was in third place in Monday's latest National League voting update, trailing leader of the Braves by around 242,000 votes. Gennett has 1,166,288 votes to Albies' 1,408,469. of the Cubs is not far ahead of Gennett in second place with 1,186,243 votes. Joe Panik of the Giants and of the Dodgers are a distant fourth and fifth.
The only other Reds player in the top five at his position is third baseman , and he will need a lot of help to have a chance. Suarez is in fourth place with 376,612 votes, well behind leader of the Rockies, who has 1,706,923 votes. of the Cubs is second with 1,060,467 votes; the Braves' is in third place with 642,241 votes. After Suarez, of the Dodgers is fifth with 353,693 votes.

Fans may cast votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- on computers, tablets and smartphones -- exclusively online using the 2018 Camping World MLB All-Star Ballot until Thursday, July 5, at 11:59 p.m. ET. On smartphones and tablets, fans can also access the ballot via the MLB At Bat and MLB Ballpark mobile apps. Each fan can vote up to five times in any 24-hour period, for a maximum of 35 ballots cast.
Following the announcement of this year's All-Star starters, reserves and pitchers, fans should return to MLB.com and cast their 2018 Camping World MLB All-Star Final Vote for the final player on each league's roster. Then on Tuesday, July 17, while watching the 2018 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard live on FOX, fans may visit MLB.com to submit their choices for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet with the 2018 MLB All-Star Game MVP Vote.
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