NEW All-Star Phase 2 voting update: Only 1 day left to pick ASG starters!

The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is rapidly approaching, but there’s still time to vote to help the game’s top players earn a bid on July 14 at Citizens Bank Park.

Phase 2 voting will determine the starters at each position, joining the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani as the NL designated hitter and the Blue Jays’ Ernie Clement at second base for the AL. Ohtani and Clement wrapped up Phase 1 as the top overall vote-getters in each league to earn automatic starting spots.

Phase 2 voting is open now until noon ET on Thursday. The All-Star Ballot will continue to be available exclusively online and via mobile devices at MLB.com/vote, all 30 club websites, the MLB App and the MLB Ballpark App. Fans may vote once per day during Phase 2.

Here is the second and final update of Phase 2 standings before voting closes Thursday.

American League

FIRST BASE
1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays: 57%
2. Ben Rice, Yankees: 43%

Despite a bit of a slow first half of the 2026 season, Guerrero is angling for his sixth straight All-Star nod and fifth start. Rice has been better at the plate, with a .921 OPS to Guerrero’s .695, and may be deserving of his first All-Star trip. But he’ll need a late push to get there via Phase 2 voting.

SHORTSTOP
1. Bobby Witt Jr., Royals: 72%
2. Andrés Giménez, Blue Jays: 28%

It’s becoming old hat at this point for the 26-year-old, but Witt is once again an AL MVP candidate, especially intriguing in a race that likely won’t have the currently injured Aaron Judge as a factor. Witt is in steady pole position for his third straight All-Star appearance and his first start. He would become the third Royals shortstop to start the Midsummer Classic, joining Freddie Patek (1978) and Alcides Escobar (2015).

THIRD BASE
1. Junior Caminero, Rays: 66%
2. Kazuma Okamoto, Blue Jays: 34%

Caminero already became the first confirmed participant for this year’s Home Run Derby, and he certainly looks ready, mashing homers in five straight games entering Wednesday. If his lead holds, it will be the second consecutive All-Star selection and start for the soon-to-be 23-year-old. Okamoto has been a worthy challenger in his rookie season with 19 homers.

OUTFIELD
1. Mike Trout, Angels: 23%
2. Byron Buxton, Twins: 20%
3. Aaron Judge, Yankees: 19%
4. Cody Bellinger, Yankees: 16%
5. Jesús Sánchez, Blue Jays: 12%
6. Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays: 10%

Trout, currently on the injured list with a right hamstring strain, is hoping to be healthy enough to play on July 14 -- in what would be his 12th career All-Star selection and would have him playing just 40 minutes from his hometown of Millville, N.J. Buxton has enjoyed a mostly healthy 2026 and is turning in another excellent year, with 25 home runs and an .898 OPS, en route to what could be his third All-Star appearance. Judge is likely to be out until August, so he won’t play in the Classic, but he’s still in line for his eighth selection.

CATCHER
1. Shea Langeliers, Athletics: 65%
2. Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays: 35%

Langeliers burst out of the gates in 2026 but has slowed some, though he’s still boasting a strong .818 OPS to go with 19 long balls. His lead remains steady over Kirk, which would give “Bangeliers” his first All-Star selection. He’d also be the first A’s catcher since Terry Steinbach to start the All-Star Game in 37 years.

DESIGNATED HITTER
1. Yordan Alvarez, Astros: 68%
2. George Springer, Blue Jays: 32%

Alvarez fell just short of Clement for the overall Phase 1 voting lead in the AL. Leading the AL in home runs (26) and the Majors in OPS (1.046), it’s probably just a matter of time until Alvarez earns his second All-Star start and fourth overall nod.

National League

FIRST BASE
1. Freddie Freeman, Dodgers: 59%
2. Matt Olson, Braves: 41%

Freeman and Olson, forever intertwined by their respective status as longtime Atlanta first-sackers, have posted eerily similar OPS numbers this season. Freeman (.876 OPS) holds the voting edge right now en route to what would be his eighth straight All-Star appearance (excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 season) and fifth start. Olson (.874 OPS) has three Midsummer Classics under his belt with no starts.

SECOND BASE
1. Ozzie Albies, Braves: 62%
2. Bryson Stott, Phillies: 38%

Albies holds the steady lead over his NL East rival counterpart Stott. He’s on pace for his fourth selection and first start, thanks to a resurgent season after a pair of down years.

SHORTSTOP
1. CJ Abrams, Nationals: 56%
2. Mookie Betts, Dodgers: 44%

This is a close one, but Abrams is in line for his second All-Star Game and his first start -- which would also make him the first shortstop to start the Classic in Expos/Nationals history. Abrams leads all NL shortstops in home runs (18), OPS (.866) and RBIs (60).

THIRD BASE
1. Max Muncy, Dodgers: 61%
2. Alec Bohm, Phillies: 39%

Muncy would earn his third career All-Star appearance if this result holds, and he’s certainly deserving with an .873 OPS and 17 home runs -- both tops among NL third basemen -- in his age-35 season. He started in 2021 as the DH, but a start at the hot corner would be the first for a Dodger since Ron Cey in 1977.

OUTFIELD
1. Brandon Marsh, Phillies: 23%
2. Juan Soto, Mets: 18%
3. Michael Harris II, Braves: 16%
4. Andy Pages, Dodgers: 15%
5. Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves: 14%
6. Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers: 14%

Marsh, leading all NL outfielders with a .317 batting average, is in good position to earn his first All-Star appearance -- and be the only Phillie to start while his club hosts this year’s Midsummer Classic. The rest of the NL outfield is the tightest race on the ballot. Soto leads the NL in OPS (.971), and Harris and Pages each have strong arguments. Meanwhile, Acuña and Hernández have both missed time with injury.

CATCHER
1. Drake Baldwin, Braves: 59%
2. Will Smith, Dodgers: 41%

Both Baldwin and Smith have missed significant time due to injury in the 2026 first half, and Baldwin has struggled since returning. But the 2025 NL Rookie of the Year had a blistering start that appears to be pushing him toward his first All-Star Game.