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Major League Baseball’s All-Star balloting began recently and two Cubs outfielders could get starting spots.
In voting results released Monday, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker were the two leaders among outfielders:
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PCA is also third among all NL vote-getters behind Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers.
Other Cubs vote-getters through the first balloting results:
Carson Kelly, second at catcher behind Will Smith
Michael Busch, third at first base behind Freeman and Pete Alonso
Nico Hoerner, third at second base behind Ketel Marte and Tommy Edman
Dansby Swanson, fifth at shortstop
Matt Shaw, fourth at third base
Ian Happ, 11th at outfield
Seiya Suzuki, second at DH behind Ohtani and Rafael Devers
Obviously, Suzuki would have been second to Ohtani before Sunday’s blockbuster trade of Devers to the Giants.