Complete guide to the Starters Election
Anthony Castrovince
@castrovinceWith less than an hour to go until the 4 p.m. ET deadline, many races will come right down to the wire, and your votes will have a huge impact as most position battles have yet to be decided.
We are in the midst of selecting the starting position players for the 2019 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. This is your chance to make your voice heard in the first-ever Starters Election portion of the Google MLB All-Star Ballot, which is taking place over a 28-hour period that ends today at 4 p.m. ET.
The candidates for this vote -- three at each position, with nine in the outfield -- were selected during the Primary, which wrapped up on Friday. From that group of finalists, 17-- eight in the National League and nine in the American League, counting the designated hitter -- will comprise the starting lineups for the Midsummer Classic, which will be played on July 9 at Cleveland¡¯s Progressive Field.
The latest standings are available below, but first a few reminders:
? During the 28-hour voting period, fans can vote one of two ways:
- On MLB platforms, including MLB.com, all 30 club websites and the MLB At Bat and MLB Ballpark mobile apps.
- Via Google Search (in the U.S. and Canada only), fans can most efficiently vote for any player on the ballot by entering a player's name (for example, ¡°Mike Trout¡±), taking you directly to that player's section of the ballot. In addition, fans can go directly to the Google ballot or enter searches such as ¡°MLB All-Star Ballot¡± or ¡°MLB vote¡± or ¡°MLB All-Star vote¡± in the search bar. Fans can vote once on MLB platforms, and can also submit up to 17 unique player votes (or the equivalent of a full ballot) on Google.
? The leading vote-getters at each position (top three in each outfield) will start the All-Star Game for their respective leagues.
? Winners will be announced tonight at 7 ET on ESPN. The runners-up do not automatically make the All-Star roster. As always, fans vote only on starters, and reserves are picked via the process outlined here. The rest of the All-Star Game rosters will be announced at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday on ESPN.
And now, here are the latest standings, as of 2:30 p.m. ET today:
CATCHER
AL
- Gary Sánchez (Yankees): 47.4%
- James McCann (White Sox): 33.2%
- Robinson Chirinos (Astros): 19.3%
NL
- Willson Contreras (Cubs): 44.8%
- Brian McCann (Braves): 24.7%
- Yasmani Grandal (Brewers): 22.6%
FIRST BASE
AL
- Carlos Santana (Indians): 49.3%
- Luke Voit (Yankees): 26.0%
- C.J. Cron (Twins): 24.7%
NL
- Freddie Freeman (Braves): 38.7%
- Josh Bell (Pirates): 36.5%
- Anthony Rizzo (Cubs): 24.8%
SECOND BASE
AL
- DJ LeMahieu (Yankees): 38.0%
- Tommy La Stella (Angels): 31.2%
- José Altuve (Astros): 30.8%
NL
- Ketel Marte (D-backs): 39.7%
- Ozzie Albies (Braves): 34.0%
- Mike Moustakas (Brewers): 26.3%
THIRD BASE
AL
- Alex Bregman (Astros): 48.7%
- Hunter Dozier (Royals): 27.9%
- Gio Urshela (Yankees): 23.5%
NL
- Nolan Arenado (Rockies): 52.4%
- Josh Donaldson (Braves): 24.7%
- Kris Bryant (Cubs): 23.0%
SHORTSTOP
AL
- Jorge Polanco (Twins): 42.2%
- Gleyber Torres (Yankees): 31.4%
- Carlos Correa (Astros): 26.4%
NL
- Javier Báez (Cubs): 43.6%
- Trevor Story (Rockies): 29.3%
- Dansby Swanson (Braves): 27.0%
OUTFIELD
AL
- Mike Trout (Angels): 25.8%
- George Springer (Astros): 15.7%
- Michael Brantley (Astros): 10.8%
- Aaron Judge (Yankees): 9.8%
- Mookie Betts (Red Sox): 9.0%
- Eddie Rosario (Twins): 8.9%
- Joey Gallo (Rangers): 7.7%
- Austin Meadows (Rays): 6.5%
- Josh Reddick (Astros): 5.8%
NL
- Christian Yelich (Brewers): 22.3%
- Cody Bellinger (Dodgers): 21.1%
- Ronald Acuña Jr. (Braves): 14.9%
- Charlie Blackmon (Rockies): 12.6%
- Nick Markakis (Braves): 8.1%
- Jason Heyward (Cubs): 6.5%
- Kyle Schwarber (Cubs): 5.4%
- Albert Almora Jr. (Cubs): 5.1%
- Joc Pederson (Dodgers): 4.1%
DESIGNATED HITTER
AL
- Hunter Pence (Rangers): 46.8%
- J.D. Martinez (Red Sox): 31.4%
- Nelson Cruz (Twins): 21.8%