Major League Baseball released the first update in All-Star Game voting on Monday, less than a month before the All-Star Game is slated to take place at Citizens Bank Park, home of the .
The leading vote-getters in each league are two-way superstar of the in the National League and slugger in the American League. As a reminder, the top vote-getter in each league gets to bypass the next phase of fan voting and earns an automatic spot in the starting lineup. Everyone else must go through a second phase of voting, with fans voting among finalists at each position. The first phase of voting is open until noon ET on June 25. Fans may vote online or via mobile devices at and any site, or via the App and MLB Ballpark App.
Now here’s a look at the AL’s leading voter-getters as of this first update:
C
715,625
.883 OPS, 18 HR
1B
.
603,014
.737 OPS, 3 HR
2B
Blue Jays
904,702
.784 OPS, 7 HR
3B
625,520
.858 OPS, 15 HR
SS
Jr.
890,575
.813 OPS, 9 HR, 26 SB
OF
977,460
.907 OPS, 17 HR
OF
926,601
.833 OPS, 15 HR
OF
Yankees
533,842
.824 OPS, 10 HR
DH
Yordan Alvarez
Astros
1,015,768
1.084 OPS, 24 HR
And now for the NL:
C
972,813
.931 OPS, 13 HR
1B
Dodgers
870,606
.836 OPS, 11 HR
2B
Braves
517,147
.772 OPS, 10 HR
3B
Dodgers
941,218
.903 OPS, 16 HR
SS
579,796
.894 OPS, 14 HR, 10 SB
OF
Dodgers
800,496
.817 OPS, 15 HR
OF
Ronald Acuña Jr.
Braves
693,472
.793 OPS, 7 HR, 15 SB
OF
Phillies
668,191
.847 OPS, 8 HR
DH
Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers
1,165,133
.975 OPS, 14 HR
The second phase of the fan vote to determine All-Star starting position players and DHs will begin at noon ET on June 29 and conclude at noon ET on July 2. For that phase, the pool of eligible players will be reduced significantly — two at each infield position and DH and six total outfielders for each league.
The All-Star starting lineups as voted on by fans will be announced on July 2, and the full rosters will be unveiled on July 6.
Rounding out the 32-player All-Star rosters are the 23 reserves and pitchers, which will be selected by a combination of “player ballot” choices and selections made by the commissioner’s office. By rule, each of MLB’s 30 teams will be represented by at least one player. Starting pitchers are selected by each manager — Dave Roberts of the for the National League and John Schneider of the on the American League side. All-Star managers will also determine the batting order.
The 96th MLB All-Star Game will be held on Tuesday, July 14.
