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BALTIMORE -- Each of MLB’s 30 teams must have at least one representative at the All-Star Game. In each of the past five Midsummer Classics (dating back to 2017), the Orioles have had only the minimum one player get selected to the marquee event.

That shouldn’t be the case for this year’s All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 11. Baltimore has been among the top teams in MLB for the first two months of the season, so the club should have multiple All-Stars for the first time since 2016.

With All-Star voting now underway, let’s take a look at the five Orioles players most likely to make it to the ASG this summer, ranked in order of the likelihood they’ll be selected. (All stats are entering Wednesday’s games.)

1. C Adley Rutschman

.276/.402/.434 with seven doubles, eight homers and 27 RBIs in 54 games

Adley Rutschman should be a slam-dunk first-time All-Star, and he could even be the American League’s starting catcher. Who wouldn’t vote for him after seeing his work as an undercover MLB Store employee in New York last week?

In all seriousness, Rutschman ranks second among qualified AL catchers with an .836 OPS and has drawn an AL-high 43 walks. It would be a huge surprise if the 25-year-old isn’t in Seattle this July.

2. RHP Félix Bautista

1.33 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 14 saves and 54 strikeouts in 27 innings over 26 games

Here’s another second-year Baltimore player with a high likelihood of becoming a first-time All-Star. Félix Bautista is averaging an incredible 18.3 strikeouts per nine innings, and the 27-year-old ranks second in the AL in saves behind only Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase (17).

Unless Bautista has a shaky start to June -- with the way his stuff has looked of late, don’t count on it -- it should be “Mountain Time” in Seattle.

3. OF Austin Hays

.311/.354/.506 with 13 doubles, two triples, six homers and 23 RBIs in 50 games

Austin Hays had trouble staying healthy early in his big league career, but that’s been less of an issue the past few years. After getting more game reps in 2021 and ‘22, he’s taken his game to another level early in ‘23.

The 27-year-old outfielder ranks fourth in the AL in batting average and 12th in OPS (.860). Hays may not be as well known on a national level as some of the Orioles’ other core players, but he should be, and he’s building a solid All-Star case.

4. RHP Yennier Cano

0.93 ERA, 0.59 WHIP, four saves and 30 strikeouts in 29 innings over 23 games

From April 14-May 17, Yennier Cano was untouchable, putting together a 21 2/3-inning scoreless streak in his first 17 appearances of the season. The 29-year-old rookie setup man hasn’t been as dominant lately, but he’s still allowed only three runs and issued only one walk -- which came vs. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, the defending AL MVP, last Thursday.

Non-closing relievers typically have more trouble getting All-Star consideration. But Cano is pitching high-leverage innings -- he’s only pitched in the seventh or later -- so he could be tough to exclude.

5. RHP Tyler Wells

3.29 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 61 strikeouts in 63 innings over 11 games (10 starts)

Center fielder Cedric Mullins would have been in this spot, but his placement on the injured list due to a right groin strain Tuesday will likely make it difficult for him to get an All-Star nod (unless he gets voted in as a starter). So let’s go with a sleeper candidate in Tyler Wells instead.

The 28-year-old right-hander ranks first in MLB in WHIP (among qualified pitchers), and his .176 batting average against ranks second to the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani (.155). Wells will need to cut down on homers allowed (13) and might need to lower his ERA a bit, but he has momentum heading into June, coming off six innings of one-run ball vs. Cleveland last time out on Monday.