The All-Star Game fever ignites: Judge and Ohtani lead the voting
Less than a month away from the highly anticipated 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, to be held on July 15th at Truist Park in Atlanta, excitement intensifies with each update of the voting process. In the second results release, Aaron Judge (Yankees) and Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers) continue to dominate as the players with the most votes in their respective leagues.
Judge accumulates 2,699,483 votes, leading the American League ballot and with a considerable advantage over his closest pursuer, catcher Cal Raleigh (Mariners), who has 1,901,389 votes. If he remains at the top, the Yankees slugger would become the first player to repeat as the most voted in consecutive years since Alex Rodriguez (2007-2008).
For his part, Ohtani is not far behind in the National League, with 2,521,718 votes, leading a powerful representation of the Dodgers, where Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Teóscar Hernández also stand out, all with more than 2 million combined supports.
Another name that generates attention is that of the Dominican Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who rises to first place among the American League first basemen with 1,192,604 votes, surpassing Paul Goldschmidt (Yankees) by more than 70,000 votes. At second base, Gleyber Torres (Tigers) leads a close fight in which Jackson Holliday (Orioles) and José Altuve (Astros) follow him very closely.
On the American League’s third base, Dominican José Ramírez (Guardians) looks like a sure choice, with more than 1.7 million votes. At the catcher position, Raleigh dominates widely, while in the designated hitter position, Ryan O’Hearn (Orioles) leads the race.
In the National League, young Pete Crow-Armstrong (Cubs) surprises with 2,005,630 votes as an outfielder, ahead of superstars like Juan Soto, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Fernando Tatis Jr. Meanwhile, Francisco Lindor (Mets) and Manny Machado (Padres) lead the voting at shortstop and third base, respectively.
Phase 1 voting concludes this Thursday at noon (Eastern Time). The most voted players from each league will be automatically named starters, while the top two per position (and six outfielders) will advance to Phase 2, which starts on June 30.
Fans can cast up to five votes every 24 hours via MLB.com and the official MLB apps in English and Spanish.
