Major League Baseball released their new all-star vote count Monday, and Colorado Rockies standouts Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story are gaining on first place.
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On June 15, Story trailed Addison Russell by just 282,041 votes. Last week, after that number rose to 379,996, it’s now dropped to 317,635. Story has gained 313,545 votes since Wednesday, and has a .266 average since Wednesday with three RBIs and three runs.
Arenado is still behind Kris Bryant at third base, but has gained 564,988 votes since Wednesday to put him 351,201 votes behind, a significant improvement after last week’s gap of 527,223. He’s hit .297 since Wednesday with three RBIs.
Here’s a side-by-side look at some of Arenado’s and Bryant’s topline offensive stats, courtesy of FantasyPros.com.
(Take particular note of Bryant’s position, which the Cubs are having a hard time figuring out.) Arenado, meanwhile, remains the top defensive third baseman in the game.
Voting will conclude June 30 at 11:59 ET.