Fans of the Kansas City Royals spent the early part of the season defending their team — either because they weren't getting enough respect after their 2014 World Series run or because they were being painted as villains after they made the benches clear a few times.
Now, it appears Royals fans have focused their energy on another plight: making sure they dominate All-Star game voting. MLB released the first batch of AL vote tallies Tuesday and the Royals fans proved themselves the king and queen keyboard clackers, as five Royals would be starters if voting ended right now.
Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon and overall vote leader Salvador Perez lead their positions. At the positions where Royals aren't first, they're second. Even Alex Rios, who has played just seven games this season is in sixth place for outfielders, ahead of Jacoby Ellsbury, Jose Bautista and Michael Brantley. Totally warranted, right?
Now keep in mind, there's a long way to go here and each time MLB releases new figures, it just inspires other fan bases to stuff the digital ballot box too. (Remember: There are no paper ballots at games as of this year). Fans can vote online 35 times per day until July 2.
The biggest snubs at the moment: Prince Fielder, who leads the AL in batting average and is second in RBIs, plus Jason Kipnis, whose .337 average is best among second baseman.
Oh, and did you notice who's in third place among designated hitters? Yep, A-Rod.
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