Henry Roldán
The first stage of voting for the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game came to an end. On Friday, two players earned the starting spot for the July 19 midseason showdown at the Dodger Stadium.
In the American League, the most voted player was the New York Yankees outfielder, Aaron Judge, who with 3,762,498 votes did not only led the young circuit, but also all of baseball.
On the other hand, in the National League, the top voted player was the Atlanta Braves outfielder, Ronald Acuña Jr., who attained 3,503,188 votes.
Moreover, two finalists who will fight for the starting position were announced. Meanwhile, in the outfield, there were four who made it to the final cut, Judge and Acuña Jr. occupy one of the three positions for each circuit.
It is worth noting, that the remaining players who did not finish in the top two for each position, will continue to receive votes in order to be able to attend the game as reserves. Also, it transpired that the Toronto Blue Jays is the team with the most finalists (6), while in the National League the team with the most finalists is the Braves (5).
All-Star Game Finalists
American League
Catcher
- Alejandro Kirk / Toronto Blue Jays / 3,296,479 votes
- José Trevino / New York Yankees / 1,109,206 votes
First base
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. / Toronto Blue Jays / 2,853,265 votes
- Ty France / Seattle Mariners / 1,279,315 votes
Second base
- José Altuve / Houston Astros / 1,925,693 votes
- Santiago Espinal / Toronto Blue Jays / 1,745,741 votes
Third base
- José Ramírez / Cleveland Rangers / 1,971,688 votes
- Rafael Devers / Boston Red Sox / 1,871,493 votes
Shortstop
- Bo Bichette / Toronto Blue Jays / 2,030,733 votes
- Tim Anderson / Chicago White Sox / 1,273,947 votes
Outfielders
- Mike Trout / Anaheim Angelinos / 3,381,758 votes
- George Springer / Toronto Blue Jays / 1,835,729 votes
- Giancarlo Stanton / New York Yankees / 1,268,284 votes
- Lourdes Gourriel Jr. / Toronto Blue Jays / 1,267,586 votes
Designated Hitter
- Yordan Álvarez / Houston Astros / 2,215,456 votes
- Shohei Ohtani / Angelinos of Anaheim / 1,664,012 votes
National League
Catcher
- Wilson Contreras / Chicago Cubs / 2,146,343 votes
- Travis D’Arnaud / Atlanta Braves / 1,710,837 votes
First base
- Paul Goldschmidt / St. Louis Cardinals / 2,247,992 votes
- Pete Alonso / New York Mets / 1,521,254 votes
Second base
- Ozzies Albies / Atlanta Braves / 1,745,859 votes
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. / Miami Marlins / 1,731,805 votes
Third base
- Manny Machado / San Diego Padres / 2,381,477 votes
- Nolan Arenado / St. Louis Cardinals / 1,618,392 votes
Shortstop
- Trea Turner / Los Angeles Dodgers / 2,177,710 votes
- Dansby Swanson / Atlanta Braves / 1,985,444 votes
Outfielders
- Mookie Betts / Los Angeles Dodgers / 3,479,480 votes
- Joc Pederson / San Francisco Giants / 1,824,390 votes
- Starlin Marte / New York Mets / 1,236,390 votes
- Adam Duvall / Atlanta Braves / 1,070,869 votes
Designated Hitter
- Bryce Harper / Philadelphia Phillies / 2,560,099 votes
- William Contreras / Atlanta Braves / 1,775,703 votes
