Jun 27, 2024, 8:53 PM ET
The two star pitchers for the Yankees and Phillies accumulated the highest number of votes for the midseason classic.
NEW YORK – New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper were chosen Thursday to start in the All-Star Game on July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Texas.
Judge led the major leagues with 3,425,309 votes in the first round of fan voting and was chosen for his sixth American League start in seven All-Star Games, although he missed last year due to a sprained big toe. right. He was also the top vote-getter during the first phase in 2022.
He became the 11th player to lead the majors in voting on multiple occasions since fan voting resumed in 1970, joining Ken Griffey Jr. (five times); Rod Carew (four); Ichiro Suzuki (three); and Hank Aaron, Jose Bautista, Johnny Bench, Albert Pujols, Cal Ripken Jr., Alex Rodriguez and Ozzie Smith (two each).
Harper led the National League and was second in the Majors with 3,277,920 votes. He was elected to his eighth All-Star Game, his seventh as a starter. His previous All-Star appearances were as an outfielder and designated hitter.
The pair were selected under rules that began in 2022 and award starting spots to the top vote-getter in each league in the first phase of online voting, which began June 5 and ended Thursday. Two finalists in every other position advanced to the second phase, which runs from noon EDT on Sunday to noon EDT on June 30. Votes from the first phase are not transferred. A person can vote once every 24 hours.
The remaining starters will be announced on June 30. Pitchers and reserves will be revealed on July 7.
Six players from the Baltimore Orioles and Phillies advanced to the playoffs.
In the final days of initial voting, Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber edged out Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna for the second spot among National League designated hitters behind Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.
Baltimore’s Ryan O’Hearn moved past Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton into second place among AL designated hitters behind Houston’s Yordan Alvarez. O’Hearn had been fourth, also behind Cleveland’s David Fry.
AMERICAN LEAGUE FINALISTS
Receiver: Salvador Perez, Adley Rutschman
First base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Ryan Mountcastle
Second base: Jose Altuve, Marcus Semien
Third base: Jose Ramirez, Jordan Westburg
Shortstop: Gunnar Henderson, Bobby Witt Jr.
Gardens: Steven Kwan, Anthony Santander, Juan Soto, Kyle Tucker
Designated hitter: Yordan Alvarez, Ryan O’Hearn
NATIONAL LEAGUE FINALISTS
Receiver: William Contreras, JT Realmuto
Second base: Luis Arraez, Ketel Marte
Third base: Alec Bohm, Manny Machado
Shortstop: Mookie Betts, Trea Turner
Outfield: Nick Castellanos, Teoscar Hernandez, Brandon Marsh, Jurickson Profar, Fernando Tatis Jr., Christian Yelich
Designated hitter: Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Schwarber
