CHICAGO – As the deadline for the initial phase of All-Star Game voting approaches, there has been some slippage in support for the Rangers. While three...
, both have comfortable leads over the No. 3 vote-getters at their position. Seager trails Toronto’s Bo Bichette. Jung, who trailed third base leader Matt Chapman of Toronto by 5,000 votes after the first update, is 50,000 votes behind Chapman now.
The closest voting, however, is at catcher where Heim, who had the No. 2 spot behind Baltimore’s Adley Rutschman after the first update, now trails Kansas City’s Salvador Perez by 2,000 votes for the No. 2 spot. Heim leads AL catchers in WAR, according to Fangraphs, just ahead of Rutschman. He has a commanding lead in WAR over Seattle’s Cal Raleigh, who is No. 3.
“I think the numbers speak for themselves,” manager Bruce Bochy said of Heim’s candidacy. “There is pretty strong evidence he should be considered t start. He’s leading our staff. He’s the best [pitch] framer in the league. He’s had a great offensive year.” García, who was fourth among AL outfielders in WAR, has fallen behind a pair of Toronto players for one of the final outfield spots. García trails fifth-place Kevin Kiermaier by nearly 120,000 votes and George Springer by 36,000.
Even if the players don’t advance to the second phase of voting, they still will have a chance to make the team as reserves based on player balloting that takes place through this weekend.
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