Learn our story on the balloting format, which incorporates two phases of fan voting to find out the All-Star starters.
Part 1 of the 2024 MLB All-Star vote is full, and the checklist of potential beginning place gamers has formally narrowed, with two celebrity sluggers formally punching their tickets.
Almost 11 million ballots and greater than 155 million complete votes had been forged earlier than the polls closed on Thursday at midday ET, and outcomes had been introduced Thursday night time on MLB Community. With all of the votes tabulated, the Yankees’ Aaron Decide and the Phillies’ Bryce Harper stood out because the main vote-getters of their respective leagues on the 2024 MLB All-Star Poll offered by BuildSubmarines.com. That offers them computerized beginning spots of their leagues’ lineups for the 2024 MLB All-Star Recreation offered by Mastercard at Globe Life Area in Arlington on July 16.
Now the voting will transfer into Part 2, which begins immediately at midday ET. The highest two Part 1 finishers at every place (besides NL first base), and the highest six outfielders, advance to Part 2. (Nevertheless, as a result of Decide already locked up one AL outfield spot, solely the subsequent 4 finishers at that place advance, to compete for 2 spots.)
Part 2 of voting will run from midday ET immediately till midday ET on Wednesday (July 3). The All-Star Poll will proceed to be obtainable solely on-line and by way of cell gadgets at MLB.com/vote, all 30 Membership web sites, the MLB App and the MLB Ballpark App. Followers might vote as soon as per day throughout Part 2, with the day by day voting restrict resetting every day at 12 a.m. ET.
For the second time in three years, Decide stands as MLB’s main vote-getter, after additionally doing so in 2022. (Final season, the Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. obtained probably the most complete votes, with then-Angels star Shohei Ohtani main the AL.) Harper — who landed on the injured checklist Friday — additionally clinches his seventh fan-elected beginning project (second amongst energetic gamers to Mike Trout) and turns into the primary Phillies participant to win the fan vote at first base since John Kruk approach again in 1993.
The opposite gamers to prime 2.5 million votes in Part 1 had been Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm (3,175,134), Yankees outfielder Juan Soto (3,000,121), Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (2,791,952), Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani (2,777,173), Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson (2,664,120) and Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar (2,559,897).
Winners can be introduced on Wednesday dwell on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET.
Listed here are the gamers who superior to Part 2 at every place, listed so as of Part 1 vote complete. It’s essential to notice that vote totals from Part 1 don’t carry over, so all people begins with a clear slate. (Stats under are by way of Wednesday’s video games.)
Catcher: Adley Rutschman (Orioles), Salvador Perez (Royals)These two effectively outpaced the sphere in Part 1. Rutschman is in search of a greater Part 2 consequence than final yr, when he got here up quick towards the Rangers’ Jonah Heim. The 26-year-old has been nothing however stellar — and the Orioles have carried out nothing however win — since he arrived within the Majors in Could 2022. The switch-hitter owns a .297/.350/.470 line with 14 house runs, simply six shy of his profession excessive from final yr, and he continues to be an amazing pitch blocker behind the plate. In the meantime, Perez has an opportunity to grow to be solely the ninth catcher to start out seven or extra All-Star Video games and the third to take action up to now 35 years, after Ivan Rodriguez and Mike Piazza. Even at age 34, Perez stays a menace with the bat, with 12 homers and 47 RBIs.
First base: Ryan Mountcastle (Orioles), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays)This is able to be the third fan voting victory in 4 years for Guerrero, who can be the defending Dwelling Run Derby champion. Since a gradual begin to the season, Guerrero has heated up, batting .330 since Could 5 and smacking three homers in his previous 5 video games, getting into Thursday. Will that surge be sufficient to take down Mountcastle? The 27-year-old is in search of his first All-Star choice of any variety. He’s been a key piece of a strong Orioles lineup this season, with a .278/.324/.471 line that’s good for a 129 OPS+.
Second base: Jose Altuve (Astros), Marcus Semien (Rangers)It’s an all-Texas battle right here to see who will begin on the Rangers’ house ballpark. These two gamers even have dominated the fan voting at this place, combining to win it in every of the previous three years and 7 of the previous eight (not counting 2020, when the All-Star Recreation was canceled.) Semien is the defending winner, however Altuve has an opportunity to win for the sixth time, through which case he would be a part of Roberto Alomar, Ryne Sandberg, Joe Morgan, Rod Carew and Chase Utley as the one second basemen to achieve that complete since voting returned completely to a fan poll in 1970. He may additionally be a part of Trout (10), Harper (seven) and Decide (six) as the one energetic gamers with six or extra at any place.
Third base: José RamÃrez (Guardians), Jordan Westburg (Orioles)It must depend as a big upset if Westburg, in his second massive league season, had been capable of take down RamÃrez, the five-time All-Star and two-time fan vote winner. Nevertheless, Westburg does boast a formidable resume, slugging over .500 with 13 homers, 46 RBIs and a 144 OPS+ that trails solely Henderson amongst Orioles. He additionally has moved round between second base (24 begins) and third base (49). However RamÃrez, who hasn’t began an All-Star Recreation since 2018, has constructed a powerful case of his personal. His 21 homers (tied for third within the AL) and 72 RBIs (second) are one motive {that a} surprisingly harmful Guardians lineup has helped push Cleveland to MLB’s second-best report.
Shortstop: Gunnar Henderson (Orioles), Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals)AL shortstop was a powerful subject, however this pair of younger stars stood out above the remainder. Henderson turns 23 on Saturday; Witt turned 24 on June 14. Each are of their third MLB seasons, coming off breakout 2023 campaigns and now trying to make the Midsummer Traditional for the primary time. Each excel defensively at quick. Henderson, the reigning AL Rookie of the 12 months, has been spectacular with the bat for Baltimore and holds a slight lead over Decide for the MLB lead in WAR, per Baseball Reference. He’s slashing .288/.387/.618 with 26 homers and 13 steals. Witt has lower than half as many homers (12), however is batting .311 with 21 steals and an AL-high 102 hits.
Outfield: Juan Soto (Yankees), Steven Kwan (Guardians), Anthony Santander (Orioles), Kyle Tucker (Astros)With Decide mechanically receiving a spot within the AL’s beginning lineup after main all gamers in votes throughout Part 1, these 4 will compete to nab the 2 remaining beginning outfield spots for the AL. The selection actually received’t be simple. Soto, who earned the second-most votes of any AL participant behind Decide, is hitting .303 with 19 homers and the third-best OPS (1.001) amongst qualifying hitters.
After beforehand being an All-Star for the 2021-22 Nationals and ’23 Padres, Soto may now make it with a special staff for the third consecutive season, one thing solely eight earlier gamers have carried out, in keeping with the Elias Sports activities Bureau. The newest was Nelson Cruz (2013-15, Rangers/Orioles/Mariners).
Kwan has been scorching scorching since his return from a left hamstring pressure and owns a .377 batting common with a .988 OPS over 52 video games for the Guardians, who’ve the AL’s finest report. He may grow to be the primary Cleveland outfielder to win the fan vote since Juan Gonzalez in 2001. Santander is tied for third within the AL with 21 homers and can be the primary O’s outfielder to win the fan vote since Adam Jones went back-to-back in 2013-14. Then there’s Tucker, who’s at the moment sidelined with a proper shin contusion however has 19 homers and ranks fourth on the AL leaderboard with a .979 OPS.
With the Part 2 grouping now set, Trout’s unimaginable streak of 10 straight fan-vote wins has formally come to an finish.
Designated hitter: Yordan Alvarez (Astros), Ryan O’Hearn (Orioles)For the primary time because the 2019 All-Star Recreation, the AL could have a beginning DH not named Ohtani, who moved over to the NL when he signed with the Dodgers within the offseason. Advancing to Part 2 are Alvarez, an AL All-Star reserve in every of the previous two years, and O’Hearn, who has an opportunity to earn his first All-Star choice lower than two years after being designated for project by the Royals. Alvarez is having one other sturdy yr, hitting .288 with 16 homers, 41 RBIs and an .876 OPS over 77 video games. O’Hearn has struck out simply 24 occasions in 235 plate appearances this season whereas hitting .284 with 10 homers and an .810 OPS for Baltimore.
Catcher: William Contreras (Brewers), J.T. Realmuto (Phillies)Contreras is vying to grow to be simply the second Brewers catcher to win the All-Star fan vote after Corridor of Famer Ted Simmons (1983) did it greater than 40 years in the past. The 26-year-old has led Milwaukee to first place within the NL Central this season, showing in virtually each recreation and slashing .292/.352/.442 with 9 homers, 49 RBIs and 56 runs scored. He does have some All-Star beginning expertise already, having earned the nod at DH for the NL instead of an injured Harper in 2022, when he was a member of the Braves. In Part 2, Contreras is up towards Realmuto, who’s at the moment sidelined after present process proper knee meniscectomy surgical procedure earlier this month. A one-time All-Star starter (in 2021), Realmuto hit .261 with seven homers and a .720 OPS over 51 video games earlier than his damage.
Second base: Ketel Marte (D-backs), Luis Arraez (Padres)The NL hasn’t had a repeat starter at second base since Chase Utley from 2006-09, and Marte will attempt to maintain it that approach in his Part 2 matchup with Arraez, final yr’s beginning second baseman for the NL. Marte ranks among the many NL’s prime 10 with 4.1 WAR and leads major second basemen with 16 homers (tied for first with Nolan Gorman), 46 RBIs and an .845 OPS (minimal 100 PAs). If Arraez defeats Marte, he’d grow to be the primary second baseman in Padres historical past to win the fan vote, whereas additionally becoming a member of Soto within the membership of gamers to be All-Stars for 3 groups in as many seasons, after beforehand doing in order a Twin (2022) and Marlin (2023). Traded from the Marlins to the Padres in Could, Arraez leads MLB with 105 hits and is within the operating for his third straight batting crown with a .310 common this season.
Third base: Alec Bohm (Phillies), Manny Machado (Padres)Bohm obtained greater than 3.1 million votes in Part 1, dwarfing Machado’s complete and rating second within the NL behind his teammate Harper. With their tallies now reset, we’ll see if the outcomes find yourself being related in Part 2 as Bohm tries to grow to be simply the third Phillies third baseman — after Scott Rolen (2002) and Placido Polanco (2011) — to win the fan vote since Corridor of Famer Mike Schmidt retired. Bohm is having a profession yr for a Philadelphia membership that owns MLB’s finest report, tying for the NL lead with 64 RBIs whereas slashing .304/.356/.492 with an MLB-best 28 doubles. Machado, in the meantime, obtained off to a gradual begin after present process proper elbow surgical procedure on the finish of final season. Nevertheless, he has appeared nearer to the Machado of outdated these days, producing a .325/.372/.460 slash in his previous 35 video games.
Shortstop: Mookie Betts (Dodgers), Trea Turner (Phillies)Hitting .304 with 10 homers, 40 RBIs, 50 runs scored and an .892 OPS this season, Betts considerably outpaced Turner in votes throughout Part 1. Nevertheless, Turner would possibly be capable of flip the script in Part 2 after Betts fractured his left hand when he was hit by a pitch on June 15. A two-time All-Star, Turner missed six weeks after straining his left hamstring on Could 3, however he has hit safely in seven of his eight video games since coming off the IL and owns a .329/.380/.445 slash over 41 video games on the yr.
Outfield: Jurickson Profar (Padres), Christian Yelich (Brewers), Teoscar Hernández (Dodgers), Fernando Tatis Jr. (Padres), Brandon Marsh (Phillies), Nick Castellanos (Phillies)It’s been a wierd season for NL outfielders, with place modifications, accidents and underperformance combining to take away a number of distinguished names from the voting pool. Out of that state of affairs rose Profar, one of the vital nice surprises of the primary half of the season. At 31 years outdated, Profar is 11 years faraway from his time as MLB’s prime total prospect, however he has swung the bat like by no means earlier than in 2024, main the NL with a .408 OBP and rating close to the highest of the league in a number of different classes. Nevertheless, his teammate Tatis is at the moment on the injured checklist with a stress response in his proper leg and isn’t anticipated to return till after the All-Star break. If both or each finally win a beginning nod, it might be the primary time for a Padres outfielder since Tony Gwynn in 1999.
Yelich spent 23 video games on the IL earlier this season, however when wholesome, has performed at his highest degree since 2019, batting .325/.407/.485 with 16 stolen bases in 55 video games. Hernández is making good on the one-year deal he signed with the Dodgers within the offseason, bashing 18 house runs in his first 80 video games with L.A. Of the 2 Phillies outfielders to make it to Part 2, Marsh has put up the stronger 2024 numbers, hitting .269/.345/.425 with seven homers, eight steals and strong protection.
Designated hitter: Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers), Kyle Schwarber (Phillies)Whereas Marcell Ozuna is having an amazing season on the plate for the Braves, Schwarber leapfrogged him for the second spot right here after trailing by roughly 60,000 votes at the latest replace on Monday. As normal, Schwarber is crushing the ball in June (.918 OPS, six homers), and the Phillies’ leadoff man has a .375 OBP for the season whereas main the NL with 59 walks. Nonetheless, it might be a serious shock if anybody may take down Ohtani, who if something has gotten even higher on the plate this season whereas rehabbing an elbow damage that’s maintaining him off the mound in 2024. In his debut season with the Dodgers, Ohtani has a legit Triple Crown shot, rating first within the NL in common (.322) and homers (25) and an in depth third in RBIs (61).
