July 6, 2024

ESPN NEWS NOW: Boston All Star starting list includes…

The 2024 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, scheduled for July 16 at Globe Life Field in Texas, will see the remaining starters announced tonight. Phase 2 of the voting for the MLB All-Star Ballot presented by BuildSubmarines.com closed today at 12:00 ET.

Indeed. As the top vote-getters in the AL and NL, respectively, during Phase I, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Bryce Harper of the Phillies both secured automatic starting spots.

The top six AL outfielders and the top two finishers at each position advanced to the second round of voting. After Judge secured his position as the AL’s top vote-getter, just four AL outfielders made it to Phase

Both outfields were involved in the next closest races. Christian Yelich, Jurickson Profar, and Fernando Tatis Jr. were leading the NL, but Teoscar Hernández, Brandon Marsh, and Nick Castellanos were all closing in; third place and sixth place were separated by just three percentage points. In the AL, Anthony Santander was only 3% behind Steven Kwan, who was leading Juan Soto and Steven Kwan to join Judge in the outfield. With a more difficult climb ahead of him, Kyle Tucker was in fourth place, 12 percentage points behind Kwan.

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