Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a big head start in his position in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game ballot.
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As of Monday, the son of the former Montreal Expos color holder claimed 1,664,228 votes, which gave him a large priority over his closest pursuer at first base in the American League, Ty France (880,530). , of the Seattle Mariners. Consequently, he is well positioned to advance to the second phase of the selection process, as the two holders of the first two places in each position – excluding the outfielders – will find themselves in phase 2.
At shortstop, Bo Bichette (1,084,794) is ahead of Tim Anderson (844,921) of the Chicago White Sox. On the receiving side, Alejandro Kirk (1,857,670) dropped the competition, well ahead of Jose Trevino (695,932) of the New York Yankees. At second base, Santiago Espinal (943,125) has a good chance of advancing to the next round, as he is second to Jose Altuve (1,156,474) of the Houston Astros.
As for the outfielders, George Springer is currently placed to go to phase 2, as he is third in his category with 1,048,403 votes. Aaron Judge of the Yankees is first all-American with over 2.433 million votes. Thus, he should automatically act as a starter, as this privilege will be granted to the player who finished at the top in each league during the first stage of voting. In the National, it is Mookie Betts, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, with more than 2.270 million votes who holds the lead.
The initial phase of online voting at MLB.com will end on Thursday. A second step will follow to determine the starters and substitutes for the classic to be held on July 19 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
