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SAN DIEGO -- Brewers catcher Yasmani Grandal made a leap forward in All-Star balloting results released Monday.

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Grandal jumped from fifth to third among National League catchers, with 513,412 votes. He’s well behind the Cubs’ Willson Contreras (1,555,490) and the Braves’ Brian McCann (725,484), but getting into the top three is significant. The top three at each position -- top nine outfielders -- move on to the next round of voting and remain eligible to be an All-Star starter.

“He’s worthy,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “The season he’s having, he’s a worthy All-Star.”

Counting only statistics accumulated while playing catcher, Grandal entered the week leading NL backstops in home runs (15), RBIs (40), walks (38) and slugging (.545). The switch-hitter was a close No. 2 behind Contreras in batting average (.282) and on-base percentage (.385).

“‘Yas’ has been incredible,” Counsell said. “There’s just so few catchers who can do what he’s been doing offensively. Hitting from both sides of the plate, he provides matchup problems for the other team. His on-base skills, in addition to the power, is just unseen in catchers, really.

“When you can have that, he’s a separator offensively.”

The reigning NL Most Valuable Player, Christian Yelich, is one of two Major Leaguers with more than 2 million votes. Yelich, who entered Monday leading the NL in home runs (26), slugging (.746), stolen bases (16) and OPS (1.189), trails only the Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger in outfield balloting. Bellinger leads all players with 2,184,251 votes, and Yelich has 2,065,382.

Mike Moustakas is pushing Ozzie Albies at second base. Albies leads with 1,011,132 votes, and Moustakas has 966,391. Moustakas is batting .280 with 21 home runs and 15 doubles.

Jesus Aguilar is eighth at first base with 188,332 votes. Orlando Arcia is seventh at shortstop with 233,953 votes. Travis Shaw is eighth at third base with 148,322 votes. Lorenzo Cain is 14th in the outfield with 282,069 votes, and Ryan Braun is 19th with 221,172 votes.

Fans may vote in "The Primary" at MLB.com and all 30 club sites, the MLB At Bat and MLB Ballpark apps up to five times in any 24-hour period. Fans in the US and Canada can also vote on Google Search for every position, or up to 17 unique players per day, by searching "MLB Vote" or the names of their favorite players. Primary voting ends at 4 p.m. ET on Friday.

The top three vote-getters at each position (including nine outfielders) per league will move on to "The Starters Election," which begins at noon ET on Wednesday, June 26. The votes will reset for a 28-hour voting window that ends at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 27. Starters for the 2019 Midsummer Classic will be unveiled on ESPN that night at 7 ET. The pitchers and reserves will be announced on Sunday, June 30, at 5:30 p.m. ET.

Then on Tuesday, July 9, during the 2019 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, fans may visit MLB.com and the 30 club sites to submit their choices for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet.

The 90th Midsummer Classic, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS; and worldwide by partners in more than 180 countries. FOX Deportes will provide Spanish-language coverage in the United States, while ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide exclusive national radio coverage. MLB Network, MLB.com and SiriusXM also will provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information about MLB All-Star Week and to purchase tickets, please visit AllStarGame.com and follow @MLB and @AllStarGame on social media.

Roster move

When the Brewers activated right-hander Jhoulys Chacin on Monday to start against the Padres, they optioned right-hander Jacob Barnes to Triple-A San Antonio. Barnes was 1-1 with a 6.86 ERA in 18 appearances (one start) with the Brewers. He had 22 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings but also allowed 22 hits and walked 11.