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MLB All-Star Game starters: Full finalists list revealed after voting phase 1 Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is about three weeks away and Phase 1 of voting is over.
While fans will still have time to vote for their favorite players, only finalists will be available for voting to start in this year's game from now on.
Two players at each infield position, plus a designated hitter and six outfielders, are now the only players capable of starting this year's All-Star Game, with the leading vote-getters in each league from Phase 1 earning automatic bids into the All-Star Game.
So who earned those automatic bids, and which players are still in the voting pool ahead of the Midsummer Classic? Here are the finalists at each position.
2026 MLB All-Star Finalists *- indicates leading vote-getter from Phase 1 (guaranteed starter for All-Star Game) American League Catcher: - ATH Shea Langeliers - TOR Alejandro Kirk First base: - TOR Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- NYY Ben Rice Second base: - TOR Ernie Clement* Third base: - TOR Kazuma Okamoto - TBR Junior Caminero Shortstop: - KCR Bobby Witt Jr.
- TOR Andres Gimenez Outfield: - NYY Aaron Judge - LAA Mike Trout - MIN Byron Buxton - NYY Cody Bellinger - TOR Jesus Sanchez - TOR Daulton Varsho Designated hitter: - HOU Yordan Alvarez - TOR George Springer National League Catcher: - ATL Drake Baldwin - LAD Will Smith First base: - LAD Freddie Freeman - ATL Matt Olson Second base: - ATL Ozzie Albies - PHI Bryson Stott Third base: - LAD Max Muncy - PHI Alec Bohm Shortstop: - WSH CJ Abrams - LAD Mookie Betts Outfield: - LAD Andy Pages - PHI Brandon Marsh - ATL Ronald Acuna Jr.
- LAD Teoscar Hernandez - NYM Juan Soto - ATL Michael Harris II Designated hitter: - LAD Shohei Ohtani* When does Phase 2 of voting begin? Phase 2 of voting begins on Monday, June 29 at noon ET.
Fans will have just three days to cast their votes from the group of finalists before starters are determined.
Votes from Phase 1 do not carry over into Phase 2, so everyone gets a fresh slate.
Starters will be announced on Saturday, July 4, at 7:30 p.m.
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