Races to determine who will advance to Phase 2 of the 2022 MLB All-Star Game fan vote presented by Mastercard are beginning to take shape.
The first round of voting will determine two of the All-Star starters – the best voter in each league – and which players will advance to the final round of All-Star Game fans voting, which takes place on July 19 at Dodger Stadium.
Fans can fill out a 2022 Chevrolet MLB star ballot up to five times for each 24-hour period until Phase 1 voting closes at 2 pm ET on June 30th. You can vote exclusively on MLB.com, at 30 MLB. club sites and the MLB app.
The most votes in the American League and the National League after Phase 1 will receive a place in the starting lineup of their All-Star team. Apart from these two players, the two best voters in each position and the six best gardeners will advance to the final voting. If a fielder is the leader in a league voting, only the next four finalists will advance to Phase 2 to determine who starts in the remaining two places.
Right now, the top voters are Yankees batsman Aaron Judge in the AL (1,512,368 votes) and Dodgers star Mookie Betts in the NL (1,446,050 votes).
Here’s a look at the current All-Star returns, position by position, for the AL and the National League.
FIRST BASE 1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays: 947,045 votes2. Ty France, Mariners: 596.0303. Anthony Rizzo, Yankees: 445,634. Luis Arraez, Bessons: 307.4425. Yuli Gurriel, Astros: 204,164 • Complete results
The Blue Jays have someone in the top three in all voting positions except DH, and Vlad Jr. is the first of four Toronto players to be in line to start the All-Star Game if voting ends today. France is looking for its first All-Star nomination, and Rizzo could be part of the AL team for the first time after three All-Star seasons with the Cubs.
SECOND BASE1. Jose Altuve, Astros: 710.7082. Santiago Espinal, Blue Jays: 522.1543. Andrés Giménez, Guardians: 514.9824. Gleyber Torres, Yankees: 379.0955. Trevor Story, Red Sox: 320,262 • Full results
Altuve (12 homers, 144 OPS +) could make his eighth All-Star team with the Astros, but Giménez (.302 batting average, 140 OPS +) and the versatile Espinal are not far behind as they look for their first All-Star. The star nods. Stay tuned to Story for his new position with the Red Sox.
THIRD BASE 1. Rafael Devers, Red Sox: 727.6692. José Ramírez, Guardians: 711,3673. Matt Chapman, Blue Jays: 406.1824. DJ LeMahieu, Yankees: 281.9555. Alex Bregman, Astros: 245,911 • Complete results
This is a close race between two of the best AL batters this season, with Devers and Ramirez separated by just over 16,000 votes. Devers is batting .330 with 16 homers and leading the Major Leagues in hits with 89. Ramirez is batting .305 with 16 homers and 62 driven AL leaders.
SHORT STOP1 Bo Bichette, Blue Jays: 585,7442. Tim Anderson, White Sox: 528.2783. Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox: 525.2024. Jeremy Rock, Astros: 271,6405. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Yankees: 187,755 • Complete results
The AL’s short parador race is open, with the top three separated by only 2% of the vote (Bichette has 19%, Anderson and Bogaerts have 17% each). Bichette, Anderson and Bogaerts were part of the 2021 All-Star team, with Bogaerts winning the start.
OUTDOOR CAMP 1. Aaron Judge, Yankees: 1,512,3682. Mike Trout, Angels: 1,295,8543. George Springer, Blue Jays: 622.0634. Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees: 504.5375. Taylor Ward, Angels: 497.3616. Byron Buxton, Bessons: 403.0507. Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Blue Jays: 381,5918. Teoscar Hernandez, Blue Jays: 374,229. Michael Brantley, Astros: 287,28410. Kyle Tucker, Astros: 251,948 • Complete results
No wonder Judge and his 25 MLB home runners-up are at the top of the AL field ballot: right now he’s the leader in all-vote-picking, with more than 1, 5 million votes. Nor is it a surprise to see Trout looking for his 10th All-Star, just behind him. There are also some interesting names below the ballot, such as Trout’s teammate Ward (180 OPS +) and red-hot Buxton (19 homers) looking to form his first All-Star team.
CATCHER1. Alexandre Kirk, Blue Jays: 1,057,0082. Jose Trevino, Yankees: 387.9833. Salvador Perez, Royals: 266.6044. Martín Maldonado, Astres: 231.0055. Christian Vazquez, Red Sox: 199,010 • Full results
Kirk is a fun name to see ahead of the AL receiver vote, and has 35% of the vote against Trevino’s 13%, the biggest advantage of any All-Star candidate. The fan favorite also deserves its place. Kirk leads all receivers with a .307 baptism average and leads the AL receivers with 2.2 fWAR.
DESIGNATED BOOTER 1. Jordan Alvarez, Astros: 835.6692. Shohei Ohtani, Angels: 555,0563. JD Martinez, Red Sox: 307,7064. Danny Jansen, Blue Jays: 297.4845. Miguel Cabrera, Tigres: 248,312 • Complete results
Alvarez leads the two-way star Ohtani with his elite bat: the Astros DH bat .311 with 18 homers and 1,026 OPS. Ohtani has 13 homers, seven steals and 37 RBIs, while third-placed Martinez bats .335 with 23 doubles. It’s also great to see how Miggy’s name appears in the top five in his 20th season in the major leagues.
FIRST BASE 1. Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals: 930,441 votes2. Pete Alonso, Mets: 602.3213. Freddie Freeman, Dodgers: 469,1974. Matt Olson, Braves: 403.5145. Eric Hosmer, Padres, 147,019 • Complete results
Goldschmidt won six consecutive All-Star selections with the D-backs between 2013 and 2018, but is still seeking his first nomination as a member of the Cardinals. It is on track to achieve this year as it leads the NL in average (.339) and base percentage (.417) and is second in the NL with a slugging percentage of .614. He is ahead of Alonso, a National League home runner-up (19) and MLB leader in rushing runs (64), with Freeman and Olson, the man who replaced him at first base in Atlanta, in the race closed to overcome the first three.
SECOND BASE 1. Jazz Chisholm Jr., Marlins: 634.7622. Ozzie Albies, Braves: 589,8043. Jeff McNeil, Mets: 580.2574. Gavin Lux, Dodgers: 256.4115. Nolan Gorman, Cardinals: 214,383 • Complete results
Chisholm is one of the emerging stars of 2022, producing 13 homers, 11 steals and 131 OPS +. He is competing for his first All-Star selection of his career and has taken a slight vote advantage over Albies, who recently fell with a fractured foot, and McNeil, who has had a good rebounding season for the Mets, hitting .327 with four. homers and a 143 OPS +.
THIRD BASE 1. Manny Machado, Pairs: 969.5822. Nolan Arenado, Cardinals: 581.3633. Austin Riley, Braves: 557.2204. Justin Turner, Dodgers: 254,0575. Eduardo Escobar, Mets: 234,079 • Complete results
Machado and Arenado are no strangers to the All-Star Games, with 11 selections between them and Arenado who started in the National League a year ago. Machado left Sunday’s game with a problem in his left ankle, but it looks like he has avoided a major injury, which is certainly good news for the Padres. The 29-year-old scored .328 / .400 / .545 with 12 homers in his first 66 games. Close to Arenado (13 homers, 141 OPS +) is Riley, who followed last year’s break with an excellent start to 2022 (18 homers, 127 OPS +) as she seeks her first candidacy for the All-Star.
SHORT STOP1. Trea Turner, Dodgers: 811.8392. Dansby Swanson, Braves: 599.2513. Francisco Lindor, Mets: 521.4894. Tommy Edman, Cardinals: 277.6995. Fernando Tatis Jr., Parents: 165,074 • Complete results
With Tatis, last year’s starting shortstop for the NL All-Star team, on the shelf with a fractured left wrist, we could have a first-round starting shortstop in the NL this year. Turning in .301 with nine homers and 14 steals in 65 games, Turner is the current leader, followed by a pair of short NL East innings in Swanson and Lindor.
OUTSIDE FIELD 1. Mookie Betts, Dodgers: 1,446,0502. Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves: 1,398,5633. Pederson, Giants game: 630.5844. Starling Mars, Mets: 469.3445. Juan Soto, Nationals: 451,0796. Adam Duvall, Braves: 332.3877. Mark Canha, Mets: 320.9108. Marcell Ozuna, Braves: 303.9459. Cody Bellinger, Dodgers: 301.12110. Harrison Bader, Cardinals: 256,126 • Complete results
Betts is the leader in getting votes in the NL, with nearly 1.5 million votes, which would put him online for his sixth All-Star Game in the last seven seasons. But at the helm is Acuña, who lost no momentum after returning to defending World Series champions in late April. Elsewhere in the polls, Pederson is looking for his first All-Star selection since his Dodgers debut season in 2015, and a couple of new Mets gardeners, NL East, Mars and Canha leaders, are competing. for a place.
CATHER1. Willson Contreras, Cubs: 801.6302. Travis d’Arnaud, Braves: 471.9213. Yadier Molina, Cardinals: 454.6854. Tyler Stephenson, reds: 370.4535. Will Smith, Dodgers: 323,894 • Complete results
Contreras leads all MLB receivers with 12 homers, and his .917 OPS is only surpassed by his younger brother William’s .987 (William is on the All-Star vote in DH and is second on the vote). Veteran Molina, who is 40 years old just before the All-Star Game, is looking for his 11th hoop of his career.
DESIGNATED BOOTER 1. Bryce Harper, Filis: 1,059,4332. William Contreras, Braves: 584.6303. Albert Pujols, Cardinals: 344,2484. Max Muncy, Dodgers: 189.6435. JD Davis, Mets: 134,569 • Complete results
The current NL MVP leads the DH race by a wide margin and is the only NL player besides Betts and Acuña with over 1 million votes. Harper bats .326 with 15 homers and 1,013 OPS this season. But what if Pujols could reach another summer classic as a cardinal, the team he represented in nine of his 10 All-Star Games?