Cardinals' Brendan Donovan Falls in Latest NL All-Star Balloting
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan Falls in Latest NL All-Star Balloting originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan fell to fifth place on the NL all-star ballot for second basemen in the latest phase one voting update.
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Previously, in the first update on June 16, Donovan stood in fourth place – around 18,000 behind the Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner, and around 6,000 ahead of the New York Mets' Jeff McNeil.
Since then, Hoerner has moved to third place with over 636K. McNeil has also jumped Donovan by a big margin with 550K to Donovan's 525K.
To move to phase two of voting, a player must be one of the top two vote receivers for their position.
Donovan now sits over half a million votes behind second place – held by his former Cardinals teammate, Tommy Edman.
St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Brendan DonovanGregory Fisher-Imagn Images
Donovan has had a fantastic season, batting .308 with a .806 OPS and 2.1 bWAR. Though Edman has played well, his average and OPS sit behind Donovan at .248 and .736. In 10 less games than Donovan, he has six more homers and 11 more RBI.
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The reigning-champion Los Angeles Dodgers have taken over the ballots, with one of their players housing a top two spot in each position.
Other Cardinals cracking the top 10 of their positions include Willson Contreras, Nolan Arenado, Masyn Winn, and Ivan Herrera. All of them face large deficits with Donovan being the Cardinals most voted player.
Donovan can still be expected to make the National League roster as a reserve, with players and the Commissioner's Office getting their say on the selections as well.
Fans have until June 26 to vote on their favorite players before phase one closes. Phase two will open on June 30 at 11 a.m. central.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
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