3 Braves lead NL All-Star voting

Markakis joins Albies, Freeman as leaders at their positions.

The Braves continue to dominate the National League AllStar voting.

The leading vote-getter among NL outfielders is now Nick Markakis. The Braves outfielder has 1,173,653 votes and surpassed the Nationals’ Bryce Harper (1,002,696) in the latest voting update released by Major League Baseball on Monday. Markakis was third among outfielders in the initial balloting results. The 34-year old has never made the All-Star team in his 13-year career.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman continues to be the overall top vote-getter with 1,433,140 votes. Teammate Ozzie Albies continues to lead all second basemen with 915,736 votes.

Freeman holds a substantial lead among first baseman. He leads the Cubs Anthony Rizzo (566,382). Albies leads the Cubs’ Javier Báez (767,417) and the Reds’ Scooter Gennett (743,979).

The Giants’ Brandon Crawford (1,120,031) is the leader at shortstop ahead of second-place Dansby Swanson (568,400) of the Braves. The Rockies’ Nolan Arenado (1,124,563) is the leader at third base and the Giants’ Buster Posey (686,253) leads at catcher. The Dodgers’ Matt Kemp (925,697) is third among NL outfielders.

Several other Braves are among the leaders. Kurt Suzuki (557,692) is third among catchers. Johan Camargo (395,389) is third among third basemen. Among outfielders, Ronald Acuna is fifth with 617,151 votes and Ender Inciarte is sixth with 528,943 votes.

All-Star voting ends July 5 for the July 17 game in Washington. A third voting update will come June 25.

Nick Markakis has never made an AllStar team in his 13 big league seasons.