Baseball fans, the all-star season has finally come! The first phase of voting for the Major League Baseball All-Star Teams launched on June 3, with the final results being announced on June 27, at 12pm EST. The second phase of voting will last for four days, ending July 1 at 2 pm EST. The starting all-star teams will be announced later that evening, at 9 pm EST.
The top three vote getters at each position, plus the top nine outfielders, in each league, will advance to the second phase of the voting, which will ultimately determine the starters for this year’s All-Star Game on July 13 at Coors Field in Denver, CO.
CURRENT STANDINGS
Here are the all-star standings as of June 14th via MLB.com:
THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
FIRST BASE
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., TOR, 51%
José Abreu, CWS, 9%
Yuli Gurriel, HOU, 8%
SECOND BASE
Marcus Semien, TOR, 34%
Jose Altuve, HOU, 20%
DJ LeMahieu, NYY, 9%
THIRD BASE
Rafael Devers, BOS, 28%
Yoán Moncada, CWS, 13%
Alex Bregman, HOU, 12%
SHORTSTOP
Xander Bogaerts, BOS, 31%
Bo Bichette, TOR, 15%
Tim Anderson, CWS, 11%
OUTFIELD
Mike Trout, LAA, 15%
Aaron Judge, NYY, 11%
Byron Buxton, MIN, 8%
Adolis García, TEX, 7%
Teoscar Hernández, TOR, 5%
Randal Grichuk, TOR, 4%
Alex Verdugo, BOS, 4%
Randy Arozarena, TB, 4%
Michael Brantley, HOU, 3%
CATCHER
Salvador Perez, KC, 43%
Yasmani Grandal, CWS, 9%
Martín Maldonado, HOU, 7%
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
FIRST BASE
Max Muncy, LAD, 23%
Freddie Freeman, ATL, 16%
Anthony Rizzo, CHC, 12%
SECOND BASE
Ozzie Albies, ATL, 17%
Adam Frazier, PIT, 12%
Gavin Lux, LAD, 10%
THIRD BASE
Kris Bryant, CHC, 29%
Nolan Arenado, STL, 14%
Justin Turner, LAD, 12%
SHORTSTOP
Fernando Tatis Jr., SD, 40%
Javier Báez, CHC, 13%
Corey Seager, LAD, 9%
OUTFIELD
Ronald Acuña Jr., ATL, 16%
Nick Castellanos, CIN, 11%
Jesse Winker, CIN, 9%
Mookie Betts, LAD, 8%
Juan Soto, WSH, 4%
Chris Taylor, LAD, 4%
Bryce Harper, PHI, 3%
Trent Grisham, SD, 3%
Ketel Marte, ARI, 3%
CATCHER
Buster Posey, SF, 30%
Yadier Molina, STL, 16%
Willson Contreras, CHC, 11%
HOW ALL-STAR PLAYERS SHOULD GET PICKED
The MLB All-Stars is run in an extremely unique way, with fans voting on which players should make it onto the American League All-Star Team, and the National League All-Star Team. When fans vote on all-star players, they tend to consider differing factors, but I personally think that the players who have performed best this season individually should be the ones who are most seriously considered. Instead of focusing all the attention on star baseball players and star power, the focus should be on how individuals performed during the regular season.
HOW TO VOTE
Fans can vote on all MLB platforms, including MLB.com, all 30 club sites and the MLB and MLB Ballpark mobile apps. In the US and Canada, fans can vote for any player on Google search by entering a player’s name. They can also go directly to the Google ballot.
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