Bryce Harper sets NL All-Star voting record

May 6, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) watches his third home run of the day leave the park against the Miami Marlins during the fifth inning at Nationals Park. (Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports)

May 29, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper watches a pitch in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. (David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports)

May 29, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper prepares in the dugout at the beginning of a game with the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. (David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports)

May 26, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) hits a home run against the Chicago Cubs during the seventh inning at Wrigley Field. (David Banks-USA TODAY Sports)

May 25, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) hits a double during the fourth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. (Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports)

May 20, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper (34) looks on after being thrown out of the game in the third inning against the New York Yankees at Nationals Park. (Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports)

May 12, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper hits a solo home run in sixth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

May 6, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) celebrates in the dugout after hitting his third home run against the Miami Marlins during the fifth inning at Nationals Park. (Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 11, 2015; Melbourne, FL, USA; Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper (34) on his way to first after walking against Detroit Tigers starting pitcher David Price (14)at Space Coast Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Barr-USA TODAY Sports

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In All-Star Game voting totals released Tuesday, Harper already has set an NL single-season record with 9,224,370 votes. That total shatters the previous mark of 7,621,370 set in 2012 by San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey.

Harper, 22, is batting .345 with 24 homers and 57 RBIs.

Chicago Cubs rookie Kris Bryant, another power hitter from Las Vegas, is third in the NL All-Star voting for third baseman with 3,042,439 votes. The 23-year-old Bryant, batting .282 with 10 homers and 42 RBIs, trails Matt Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals (5.5 million votes) and Todd Frazier of the Cincinnati Reds (4.3 million).

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