Judge (right) and Acuña (left), the most popular players in the American League and National League, were the first to be confirmed as starters for the All-Star Game.
MLB The first phase of voting for the All-Star Game ended. Judge and Acuña, the most popular players in the American League and National League, Be the first to be confirmed as a starter in the All-Star Game.
The first phase of voting for the Major League Baseball MLB All-Star Game ended today. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves determined early that they would be in the American League , the status of the popular king of the National League.
html The 30-year-old Judge was selected to the All-Star Game for the fourth time in his career. Before today's game between the Yankees and the Houston Astros, he hit 29 home runs and ran back 62 runs for the team after playing 74 games. points, both statistics ranked first in the league. In addition, he batted 2.90% and contributed 59 RBIs to the Yankees.
The 24-year-old Acuña has played 43 games so far this year, with a batting average of 281, 7 home runs, 18 RBIs, 28 runs back, and 13 stolen bases. He has not played since June 25 due to an injury to his left foot, but is expected to return to the team on July 1.
After the first phase of voting ended today, MLB not only announced the popular kings of the two leagues who had taken the lead in getting the starting position, but also announced the finalists for other positions. The next phase of voting will begin on July 5th, Eastern Time, and will last until 2 p.m. on the 8th. Judging from the current list, the Warriors (including Acuña) and the Toronto Blue Jays each have 6 people on the final list, and they are the most popular.
Fan voting results will determine the starters for the nine fielding positions and the designated hitter. All pitchers and relievers who can participate in the All-Star Game will be decided jointly by the players and MLB Chairman Rob Manfred.
The All-Star Game will start in Los Angeles on July 19th. The starting players will be announced on July 8th, and the complete lineup will be announced on the 10th.
made the final list. In the American League, the catchers include Alejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays and the Yankees’ Jose Trevino, and the first baseman is Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays. , Seattle Mariners’ Ty France, second basemen include Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve, Blue Jays’ Santiago Espinal, and third basemen include Cleveland Guardians Jose Ramirez of the Boston Red Sox, Rafael Devers of the Boston Red Sox, shortstop include Bo Bichette of the Blue Jays, Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox, designated hitter There are the Astros' Yordan Alvarez, the Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, and outfielders include the Angels' Mike Trout, the Blue Jays' George Springer, and the Yankees' Stan Giancarlo Stanton, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. of the Blue Jays.
In the National League, the catchers include Willson Contreras of the Chicago Cubs and Travis d'Arnaud of the Braves, and the first basemen include Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals. Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, Ozzie Albies of the Warriors and Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Miami Marlins are second basemen, and Macha of the San Diego Padres is the third baseman. Manny Machado, the Cardinals' Nolan Arenado, the shortstops include the Los Angeles Dodgers' Trea Turner, the Warriors' Dansby Swanson, and the designated hitter includes the Philadelphia Phillies' Harper. Bryce Harper), the Warriors' William Contreras, outfielders include the Dodgers' Mookie Betts, San Francisco Giants' Joc Pederson, the Mets' Starling Marte, Adam Duvall of the Warriors.
