The Royals ended up putting four players on the American League All-Star team:

Outfielders Alex Gordon and Lorenzo Cain join Alcides Escobar (shortstop) and Salvador Perez (catcher) as Royals reps for this year’s All-Star Game. Much was said of the potential ballot-stuffing being done by Kansas City fans, but ultimately only four players from the AL Central leaders made it to the starting lineup. Long a doormat in the AL, the Royals have more starters this season than in the previous 25 years combined.

It seems the Royals fans voted early and often, but ran out of steam at the end.

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson set a new record for all-time single-season voting with over 14 million total votes cast. Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper led all National League selections by garnering 13.9 million votes.

I can’t argue with either of those as a top vote getter. Miguel Cabrera and Giancarlo Stanton both were voted onto their league’s teams, but won’t play due to injury. I’m not sure which team I like better. Gordon, Cain, and Mike Trout gives the AL a strong outfield. The infields look pretty even. Nice to see singles hitters Dee Gordon and Jose Altuve facing off at second base. We’ll see how the rest of the players shake out.