Exclusive | Dodgers Andy Pages continues to lead NL outfielders in All-Star voting

MINNEAPOLIS – Andy Pages isn’t on social media.Not because he is sensitive to criticism.Because he thought he was wasting too much time on it.“You get on and before you know it, you’ve lost two hours,” Pages said in Spanish to the California Post.“I think it’s better for me to spend those two hours studying my mechanics, studying the opposing pitchers, which will help me more.”But if the changes in how he spends time before games has improved his on-field performance, it’s also kept him from seeing how the outside world has reacted to his breakout season.When Pages was asked about his thoughts on being the leading vote-getter among National League outfielders in the second All-Star balloting update that was released on Monday, he said he was unaware of it.

Pages has collected more than 1.5 million votes.Brandon Marsch of the Phillies (1.26 million) and Ronald Acuña Jr.

of the Braves (1.22 million) round out the top three.“They told me [I was leading] when the first one came out, but I haven’t seen it since,” Pages said.“It’s not something that I’m thinking about.

If it happens, it happens.I can’t control that.”But as a once-anonymous player, didn’t it feel good to be recognized the way he has? “Obviously, you feel good about that,” he said.

“It’s a reflection of the talent that I was given by God and that things are going well.With every year that goes by, people get to know you more.”Pages said he noticed his public profile grew after his ninth-inning catch on the warning track in Game 7 of the World Series.

He ran over teammate Kiké Hernández to make the play.“Literally, the entire world saw that play,” he said.“Obviously, after that, there were people who started to know who I was.

But it’s nothing I pay much attention to.”Pages is currently tied for third in the majors with 57 runs batted in. Does he feel like he’s now one of the best players in baseball?“Yes, but I don’t see that kind of co...