In the end, outrage was averted, as the plucky fans of the defending AL champion Kansas City Royals only ended up voting in four of their starters, all of them at least moderately deserving of the distinction.
Still, the Royals fanbase put in yeoman efforts getting their boys into the big game. Royal fans like Kim McReynolds typified the community-wide effort to boost the voting for Royals starters:
Don't forget to #VoteRoyals - today is the last day for All-star Game voting: http://t.co/N6sTkXnv8A #mlb #ASGWorthy pic.twitter.com/GI3So5gYFK
— Kim McReynolds (@KimMcReynolds) July 2, 2015
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