Freeman among 4 Braves on All-Star team

MILWAUKEE — The Braves are good and folks really like them, if the All-Star balloting and selection process was any indication.

The team’s success on the field carried over to ballot boxes as first baseman Freddie Freeman and right fielder Nick Markakis were voted National League starters in results announced Sunday night. Second baseman Ozzie Albies and pitcher Mike Foltynewicz also made the team for the July 17 game in Washington.

“It’s still kind of hard to put into words the love and support that we got from Braves Country and all fans,” said Freeman, the overall voting leader on the NL team. “It’s pretty special and obviously it’s the way the team’s been playing that we’re getting this recognition.”

It’s the first time the Braves have had four All-Stars since 2012 — also the last time they had three position players on the All-Star team. They had only one All-Star in each of the past three rebuilding seasons.

National League and American League All-Star teams were announced Sunday night. It’s

the third All-Star selection for Freeman and the first for each of the other three: Markakis, who’s 34 and playing his 13th season; Albies, who’s 21 and in his first full season; and Foltynewicz, 26.

Starting position players for National League and American League All-Star teams were selected via fan voting, while backups and pitching staffs were selected through a combination of player balloting and selections made by the commissioner’s office to assure that each team has at least one representative.