The Los Angeles Dodgers had six players advance to Phase 2 of All-Star voting, and two of them are in position to earn a starting spot in the All-Star Game.
MLB released a ballot update for Phase 2 of voting on Tuesday, and it showed Freddie Freeman leads the vote at first base with 59% of the vote and Max Muncy leading NL third baseman with 60% of the vote. Shohei Ohtani earned an automatic starting spot at designated hitter with the largest number of votes among NL players in Phase 1 of voting.
In addition to those three, Dave Roberts will serve as the NL’s manager for the Midsummer Classic.
Among the players not in first, Mookie Betts currently trails CJ Abrams with 43% of the shortstop vote, Will Smith has 39% of the vote at catcher and Andy Pages and Will Smith are both neck-and-neck with Michael Harris II and Ronald Acuña Jr. for the final spot among the outfielders, with 15% and 14% of the vote, respectively.
The player who wins the majority of the vote in their position—or in the outfield the three players with the largest share of the votes—will earn a starting spot in this year’s All-Star Game in Philadelphia.
Voting for Phase 2 will end Thursday at 9:00 a.m. PT.
Does Every Remaining Dodger Have a Chance to Make the All-Star Game?
While the Dodgers definitely run the fan vote, the odds that all of their players in Phase 2 of voting make it to the All-Star Game are slim.
Smith has been on the injured list for the past two weeks, and hasn’t yet begun working towards a comeback. His vote into the All-Star Game will also require quite a bit of work, as he trails a starting spot by the widest margin among Dodgers players.
Hernandez and Betts also suffered injuries this season, likely damaging their All-Star stock, but they’ve both returned since. Betts got off to a slow start to the year, but has ticked things up in recent weeks. Whether or not he’ll be able to catch up to a career year from Abrams, the Washington Nationals’ shortstop, is up in the air. Hernandez has the lowest share of votes among outfielders, but is just 2% of the vote behind Harris for a starting spot.
Pages is also right behind Harris, falling just short of the 16% threshold at which the Atlanta outfielder resides.
If these four miss out on the starting spot, they can still make the All-Star Game as a reserve through the Player Ballot and Commissioner’s Office.
Which Dodgers do you think deserve a spot on the All-Star team?
