1st AL All-Star voting update: Trout leads, La Stella surprises
Major League Baseball released its first American League All-Star Game voting update on Monday, and there are some early shockers at the top of the list.
The biggest surprise is at second base, where Tommy La Stella's breakout season with the Los Angeles Angels has him leading the way at the keystone. La Stella's all-world Angels teammate, Mike Trout, has garnered the most votes (951,002) among AL players, nearly 200,000 more than second-place George Springer.
In the new All-Star voting format, the top three vote-getters at each infield position and top nine outfielders as of June 21 advance to the starters election, in which the starting lineups for the July 9 Midsummer Classic will be determined.
Here's a look at the Junior Circuit's top vote-getters at each position:
Catcher
Rank | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | Gary Sanchez | NYY |
2 | James McCann | CWS |
3 | Jason Castro | MIN |
4 | Robinson Chirinos | HOU |
5 | Christian Vazquez | BOS |
First base
Rank | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | Luke Voit | NYY |
2 | C.J. Cron | MIN |
3 | Jose Abreu | CWS |
4 | Carlos Santana | CLE |
5 | Albert Pujols | LAA |
Second base
Rank | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | Tommy La Stella | LAA |
2 | Jose Altuve | HOU |
3 | DJ LeMahieu | NYY |
4 | Jonathan Schoop | MIN |
5 | Michael Chavis | BOS |
Third base
Rank | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | Alex Bregman | HOU |
2 | Gio Urshela | NYY |
3 | Hunter Dozier | KC |
4 | Rafael Devers | BOS |
5 | Matt Chapman | OAK |
Shortstop
Rank | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | Jorge Polanco | MIN |
2 | Carlos Correa | HOU |
3 | Gleyber Torres | NYY |
4 | Tim Anderson | CWS |
5 | Xander Bogaerts | BOS |
Outfield
Rank | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | Mike Trout | LAA |
2 | George Springer | HOU |
3 | Austin Meadows | TB |
4 | Michael Brantley | HOU |
5 | Mookie Betts | BOS |
6 | Eddie Rosario | MIN |
7 | Aaron Judge | NYY |
8 | Joey Gallo | TEX |
9 | Josh Reddick | HOU |
10 | Max Kepler | MIN |
Designated Hitter
Rank | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | J.D. Martinez | BOS |
2 | Hunter Pence | TEX |
3 | Nelson Cruz | MIN |
4 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA |
5 | Giancarlo Stanton | NYY |
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