“The field is all set” – MLB All-Star Phase 1 finalists announced by position; Judge and Acuna Jr. forge ahead directly

“The field is all set” – MLB All-Star Phase 1 finalists announced by position; Judge and Acuna Jr. forge ahead directly

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On Thursday morning, Phase 1 of the MLB All-Star game 2022 fan voting concluded and by Thursday evening MLB announced two finalists at each position in both American League and National League during a live MLB Network broadcast. Following this list, Aaron Judge (AL) and Ronald Acuna Jr. (NL) move along as starters with towering votes going their way.

Voting to select the All-Star game starters at each position begins Tuesday, July 5 and runs through Friday, July 8. MLB has made a few changes in the voting process of the All-Star games starting this year, the leading vote-getters in Phase 1 do not have to wait for Phase 2 voting, they are automatically given a starting spot.

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Leading all the players with 3,762,498 votes is our very own New York Yankees‘ gladiator Aaron Judge, he is prepared to start an MLB All-Star game for American League for the fourth time (2017, 2018, and 2021), On the other hand, Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves led the National League with 3,503,188 votes and will start for the third time in the All-Star game.

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MLB All-Star finalists’ ballot

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  • Catchers
  • AL: Alejandro Kirk, Toronto Blue Jays and Jose Trevino, New York Yankees
  • NL: Willson Contreras, Chicago Cubs and Travis d’Arnaud, Atlanta Braves
  • First base
  • AL: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays and Ty France, Seattle Mariners
  • NL: Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals and Pete Alonso, New York Mets
  • Second base
  • AL: Jose Altuve, Houston Astros and Santiago Espinal, Toronto Blue Jays
  • NL: Ozzie Albies, Atlanta Braves and Jazz Chisholm, Miami Marlins
  • Shortstop
  • AL: Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox
  • NL: Trea Turner, Los Angeles Dodgers and Dansby Swanson, Atlanta Braves
  • Third base
  • AL: José Ramírez, Clevelend Guardians and Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox
  • NL: Manny Machado, San Diego Padres and Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals
  • Outfield
  • AL: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels; George Springer, Toronto Blue Jays; Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees; Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
  • NL: Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers; Joc Pederson, San Francisco Giants; Starling Marte, New York Mets; Adam Duvall, Atlanta Braves
  • Designated hitter
  • AL: Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros and Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
  • NL: Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies and William Contreras, Atlanta Braves

The 2022 MLB All-Star Game will be played Tuesday, July 19, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The full All-Star Game rosters will be announced Sunday, July 10.

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