Major League Baseball unveiled its All-Star finalists Thursday with Phase 1 of voting officially coming to a close.
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge led all players with 3,425,309 votes, while Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper paced the National League with 3,277,920. Both received automatic starting spots in the 2024 All-Star Game – which will be played July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas – as the leading vote-getters in their respective leagues.
Judge, now a six-time All-Star, entered Thursday with an MLB-high 30 home runs. Harper, meanwhile, is in the midst of another MVP-worthy campaign and will be making the eighth All-Star appearance of his illustrious career.
There are two finalists at every position in the American League except for the outfield, where four are competing for the remaining two spots. The National League has six outfielders competing for three spots.
Harper’s Phillies have an NL-high six finalists across several positions, while the Orioles lead the AL with six.
Phase 2 of the All-Star vote will begin Sunday, June 30 at noon ET and conclude at noon ET on July 3. All previous vote totals will be reset, with starters announced July 3 at 7 p.m. ET.
* indicates player is currently injured
Catcher
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AL
PLAYER
TEAM
Adley Rutschman
Orioles
Salvador Perez
Royals
NL
PLAYER
TEAM
William Contreras
Brewers
J.T. Realmuto*
Phillies
First Base
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AL
PLAYER
TEAM
Ryan Mountcastle
Orioles
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Blue Jays
Second Base
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AL
PLAYER
TEAM
Jose Altuve
Astros
Marcus Semien
Rangers
NL
PLAYER
TEAM
Ketel Marte
Diamondbacks
Luis Arraez
Padres
Third Base
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AL
PLAYER
TEAM
José Ramírez
Guardians
Jordan Westburg
Orioles
NL
PLAYER
TEAM
Alec Bohm
Phillies
Manny Machado
Padres
Shortstop
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AL
PLAYER
TEAM
Gunnar Henderson
Orioles
Bobby Witt Jr.
Royals
NL
PLAYER
TEAM
Mookie Betts*
Dodgers
Trea Turner
Phillies
Outfield
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AL
PLAYER
TEAM
Juan Soto
Yankees
Steven Kwan
Guardians
Anthony Santander
Orioles
Kyle Tucker*
Astros
NL
PLAYER
TEAM
Jurickson Profar
Padres
Christian Yelich
Brewers
Teoscar Hernández
Dodgers
Fernando Tatis Jr.*
Padres
Brandon Marsh
Phillies
Nick Castellanos
Phillies
Designated hitter
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AL
PLAYER
TEAM
Yordan Alvarez
Astros
Ryan O’Hearn
Orioles
NL
PLAYER
TEAM
Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers
Kyle Schwarber
Phillies
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