CHICAGO -- Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Starlin Castro are each second at their respective positions in the first 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot results, released on Wednesday.
"Obviously, people are paying attention to us," manager Joe Maddon said of the young players on the ballot. "I think it's deserved. ... It's a validation of how well we've been playing, and [how] they've been playing individually. It's good to have that recognition come our way."
The 86th All-Star Game will be played on July 14 in Cincinnati.
Rizzo, who garnered a spot on the NL All-Star team last year when he won the Final Vote competition, has received 489,255 votes, and trails Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez in fan balloting.