Freeman, Gattis among top players in All-Star voting

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is third and catcher Evan Gattis is fourth in fan voting for their respective positions in the latest National League All-Star update.

Freeman’s 920,361 votes rank behind Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt (1,291,052) and the Dodgers’ Adrian Gonzalez (1,049,222). The 774,409 votes for Gattis are behind St. Louis’ Yadier Molina (2,003,557), San Francisco’s Buster Posey (1,414,363) and Milwaukee’s Jonathan Lucroy (1,138,212).

Braves shorstrop Andrelton Simmons is fifth in voting. Justin Upton is ninth and Jason Heyward is 15th in voting for outfielders.

The All-Star game is July 15 at Minneapolis. In-stadium voting ends on June 26 while online voting concludes on July 3.

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