Keep in mind that Votto typically hits better after the All-Star break than before it, and then consider his current numbers:
He’s already is tied for 11th in the National League with a .308 batting average, second in home runs (to Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger, who has 24), tied for seventh with 57 RBI, second in on-base percentage (.424), third in slugging percentage (.616), and fourth in runs scored (57). Oh, and he leads the NL in OPS (1.040).
It’d be a crime if the guy doesn’t make it to the All-Star Game on July 11 in Miami’s Marlins Park, but he’s going to have to be selected by manager Joe Maddon of the Cubs. Washington’s Ryan Zimmerman had a huge lead in fan voting at first base in the last reveal before voting closed Thursday night.
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