Aaron Judge, Ronald Acuña Jr. elected MLB All-Star starters
Jun 30, 2022, 4:17 AM | Updated: 4:33 pm
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna reacts after hitting a 2-run homer to take a 7-6 lead over the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
(Curtis Compton Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. were elected Thursday to start in the July 20 All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium.
The pair were chosen under new rules that give starting spots to the top vote-getter in each league in the first phase of online voting, which began June 8 and ended Thursday. Others advanced to the second phase, which runs from noon EDT on Tuesday and ends at 2 p.m. EDT on July 8. Votes from the first phase do not carry over.
Starters will be announced July 8, and pitchers and reserves on July 10.
Judge received 3.76 million votes and was elected to start for the fourth time. Acuña led the NL with 3.5 million votes and was elected to start for the third time.
AL finalists:
Catcher: Alejandro Kirk, Jose Trevino
First Base: Ty France, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Second Base: Jose Altuve, Santiago Espinal
Third Base: Rafael Devers, José Ramírez
Outfield: Mike Trout, George Springer, Giancarlo Stanton, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
Designated Hitter: Yordan Alvarez, Shohei Ohtani
NL finalists:
Catcher: Willson Contreras, Travis d’Arnaud
First Base: Paul Goldschmidt, Pete Alonso
Second Base: Ozzie Albies, Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Third Base: Manny Machado, Nolan Arenado
Shortstop: Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson
Outfield: Mookie Betts, Joc Pederson, Starling Marte, Adam Duvall
Designated Hitter: Bryce Harper, William Contreras
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