Phase 2 voting is underway for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. Here's how the races to determine the All-Star starters are shaping up.
The finalists at each position in the National League and American League are vying to join the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and the Blue Jays’ Ernie Clement in the starting lineups for this year's Midsummer Classic on July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Ohtani and Clement clinched automatic starting bids -- Ohtani at DH for the NL and Clement at second base for the AL -- by finishing as each league's top vote-getter in Phase 1.
Phase 2 of 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 are the Phase 2 standings after the first day of voting.
American League
FIRST BASE
1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays: 55%
2. Ben Rice, Yankees: 45%
Rice has a 221-point OPS advantage over Guerrero this season, but the Blue Jays first baseman currently has the edge in All-Star voting. This would be Guerrero’s sixth straight All-Star selection and fifth career starting nod.
SHORTSTOP
1. Bobby Witt Jr., Royals: 72%
2. Andrés Giménez, Blue Jays: 28%
It’s hard to believe that Witt, one of MLB’s biggest superstars, has never started the All-Star Game, but he lost the Phase 2 vote in each of the past two years -- to the Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson in 2024 and the Athletics’ Jacob Wilson in ’25. If his lead over Giménez holds up, Witt 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: 67%
2. Kazuma Okamoto, Blue Jays: 33%
The Rays have never had a player start multiple All-Star Games in their history, but Caminero could garner his second consecutive starting nod if he maintains his lead over Okamoto. The 22-year-old slugger, who has homered seven times in his past six games, started last year as a replacement for fan-vote winner José Ramírez after the Guardians third baseman opted not to play in the game.
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 landed on the 10-day IL with a right hamstring strain on June 18, but he’s hoping to be healthy by the Midsummer Classic. He leads all active players with 11 All-Star selections, but hasn’t played in the All-Star Game since 2019. Judge is also currently on the IL and isn’t expected back until August, but that hasn’t stopped fans from voting for him. If Buxton remains in the top three, he’d join Torii Hunter (2022) as the only Twins outfielders to win the fan vote since Kirby Puckett retired. While Buxton previously started for the AL in 2002, he did so as an injury replacement for Trout.
CATCHER
1. Shea Langeliers, Athletics: 66%
2. Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays: 34%
It’s been 37 years since an A’s catcher started the All-Star Game -- Terry Steinbach in 1989 was the last to do it -- but Langeliers has a chance to end that drought this year. The slugging backstop has opened up a lead in Phase 2 over Kirk, who started for the AL in 2022 and earned his second All-Star selection last season but has played only 17 games due to injury in ’26.
DESIGNATED HITTER
1. Yordan Alvarez, Astros: 69%
2. George Springer, Blue Jays: 31%
Vying for his second All-Star starting nod and fourth selection overall, Alvarez came about 300,000 votes shy of earning an automatic starting bid in Phase 1, but that may have merely delayed the inevitable for MLB’s OPS leader (1.031).
National League
FIRST BASE
1. Freddie Freeman, Dodgers: 59%
2. Matt Olson, Braves: 41%
Only one player appeared in every MLB All-Star Game from 2018-25 (excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 season): Freeman. The Dodgers first baseman is on track to maintain that streak this year, which would mark the 10th All-Star selection and sixth start of his career. Olson is a three-time All-Star himself, but he’s never started the Midsummer Classic.
SECOND BASE
1. Ozzie Albies, Braves: 62%
2. Bryson Stott, Phillies: 38%
A three-time All-Star seeking his first starting nod, Albies has rebounded this season after a pair of down years and currently leads Stott -- one of three finalists from the hometown Phillies -- in this matchup between NL East second basemen.
SHORTSTOP
1. CJ Abrams, Nationals: 57%
2. Mookie Betts, Dodgers: 43%
Abrams is inching closer toward becoming the first shortstop in Expos/Nationals history to start the All-Star Game. Betts has surged in his past 15 games (5 HR, 1.039 OPS), but he still trails Abrams in virtually every statistical category.
THIRD BASE
1. Max Muncy, Dodgers: 60%
2. Alec Bohm, Phillies: 40%
With a lead over Bohm, Muncy is on the verge of ending a lengthy drought for Dodgers third basemen -- the club hasn’t had a player start the All-Star Game at the hot corner since Ron Cey in 1977.
OUTFIELD
1. Brandon Marsh, Phillies: 23%
2. Juan Soto, Mets: 19%
3. Michael Harris II, Braves: 16%
4. Andy Pages, Dodgers: 15%
5. Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves: 14%
6. Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers: 14%
While Stott and Bohm are currently trailing their respective races, the Phillies are on track to have at least one All-Star starter at their home park this year. Marsh leads all NL outfielders in Phase 2 voting as he tries to nail down his first All-Star selection amid a career year. He’s followed by the NL OPS leader Soto (.975), a four-time All-Star and one-time starter (2024). Like Marsh, Harris would be a first-time All-Star if he can stick in the top three.
CATCHER
1. Drake Baldwin, Braves: 61%
2. Will Smith, Dodgers: 39%
Baldwin has tallied only two hits in 43 at-bats since returning from the injured list, but the reigning NL Rookie of the Year still holds a significant statistical edge over the three-time All-Star Smith, who has been on the IL with a neck injury since June 11.