Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.
With the 95th MLB All-Star Game just over three weeks away, it’s time again to check in on how the balloting for the Midsummer Classic is shaping up as we near the end of Phase 1 of voting.
For two particular superstars, it’s looking great.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Dodgers two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani remain the top vote-getters in the American League and National League, respectively, in our second update of the 2025 PRO SPIRIT MLB All-Star Ballot.
If Judge and Ohtani remain the top vote-getters from each league when Phase 1 of balloting ends on Thursday at noon ET, they will automatically receive starting spots in their league’s lineup for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 15.
As Phase 1 continues, you can vote as many as five times per every 24-hour period exclusively at MLB.com, on all 30 MLB club sites and on the MLB app.
Judge, who leads all players with 2,699,483 votes, could become the first player to repeat as MLB’s top All-Star vote-getter since Alex Rodriguez did it for the Yankees in 2007-08. He’s nearly 800,000 votes ahead of the next-closest AL player, Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (1,901,389).
Ohtani, though, is still within striking distance of Judge for the overall lead -- he’s garnered 2,521,718 votes. He’s one of four NL players with more than 2 million votes, along with Dodgers teammates Freddie Freeman and Will Smith, as well the Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Beyond the top vote-getter in each league, the top two vote-getters at every position, and the top six outfielders, will advance to Phase 2, which begins June 30. If an outfielder is a league's leading vote-getter, only the next four outfield finalists will move on to Phase 2 to determine who starts at the two remaining spots.
There are some fairly close races for second place among position players in both leagues, and one of the tightest is in the AL, where the Orioles’ Jackson Holliday and the Astros’ Jose Altuve are separated by just 11,010 votes for the chance to advance to Phase 2.
Here's a look at the current All-Star vote totals, position by position, for the AL and NL:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
FIRST BASE
1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays: 1,192,604
2. Paul Goldschmidt, Yankees: 1,118,501
3. Jonathan Aranda, Rays: 879,030
4. Spencer Torkelson, Tigers: 797,210
5. Christian Walker, Astros: 246,538
Guerrero leapfrogged Goldschmidt between our first update and this one as he seeks to be the starting first baseman for the AL for the fourth time in five years. Goldschmidt remains right behind him, though, as he continues his renaissance campaign with the Yankees. Aranda, meanwhile, is enjoying a breakout season for Tampa Bay, but he’s well behind Goldschmidt in the race to advance to Phase 2.
SECOND BASE
1. Gleyber Torres, Tigers: 1,133,888
2. Jackson Holliday, Orioles: 806,133
3. Jose Altuve, Astros: 795,123
4. Brandon Lowe, Rays: 433,712
5. Andrés Giménez, Blue Jays: 403,256
In his first year with the Tigers, Torres has bounced back from a down year at the plate in his final season with the Yankees. Holliday, meanwhile, bulked up over the offseason and has an OPS over 100 points better than what he produced as a rookie last year. Altuve is right on Holliday’s heels -- the nine-time All-Star has transitioned to playing left field but still sees time at second base, where he played his entire career entering this season.
SHORTSTOP
1. Jacob Wilson, A’s: 1,120,791
2. Bobby Witt Jr., Royals: 868,584
3. Jeremy Peña, Astros: 608,345
4. Bo Bichette, Blue Jays: 588,324
5. Trey Sweeney, Tigers: 323,042
Wilson has been a hit machine for the A’s, behind only Judge among qualified MLB hitters in batting average in his rookie season. Following a runner-up finish in last year’s AL MVP race, Witt is seeking his second straight All-Star selection. Peña, meanwhile, is realizing the potential he flashed during the 2022 postseason as he seeks his first All-Star nod.
THIRD BASE
1. José Ramírez, Guardians: 1,780,631
2. Alex Bregman, Red Sox: 654,377
3. Zach McKinstry, Tigers: 502,516
4. Addison Barger, Blue Jays: 475,392
5. Isaac Paredes, Astros: 364,632
Ramírez leading among AL third basemen? Not surprising at all. The all-around superstar continues to do his thing in Cleveland. Bregman, in his first season with Boston, seeks a third All-Star nod and first since 2019, when he was the runner-up in AL MVP balloting. However, he has been on the injured list since May 24 with a right quad strain and isn't expected to return until sometime in July. McKinstry is making a bid for his first All-Star selection in his sixth Major League season.
OUTFIELD
1. Aaron Judge, Yankees: 2,699,483
2. Riley Greene, Tigers: 1,370,098
3. Javier Báez, Tigers: 901,969
4. Mike Trout, Angels: 889,474
5. Steven Kwan, Guardians: 810,746
6. Cody Bellinger, Yankees: 712,153
7. Kerry Carpenter, Tigers: 664,318
8. George Springer, Blue Jays: 602,412
9. Julio Rodríguez, Mariners: 582,338
What more can be said about Judge? He’s having one of the best seasons by a right-handed hitter in the game’s history, and it’s no surprise he’s the leading vote-getter overall. Greene, Báez and Carpenter all being among the top seven AL outfielders in All-Star voting thus far gives you an idea of how crucial they’ve been to the Tigers’ success in 2025. With Judge looking like a lock to be the AL's top vote-getter, the next four outfielders on the list would move on to Phase 2, a group that would include Trout, the active leader with 11 career All-Star selections.
CATCHER
1. Cal Raleigh, Mariners: 1,901,389
2. Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays: 757,659
3, Dillon Dingler, Tigers: 602,089
4. Yainer Diaz, Astros: 336,410
5. Logan O’Hoppe, Angels: 321,458
Raleigh has been incredible in 2025, becoming the first player to reach 30 home runs in his club’s first 75 games of a season since Barry Bonds and Luis Gonzalez all the way back in 2001. He’s also the first catcher and the first switch-hitter with 30 homers before the All-Star break. Kirk is on pace for a career year as he pursues his second All-Star nod. And Dingler is trying for his first All-Star selection in his second big league season.
DESIGNATED HITTER
1. Ryan O’Hearn, Orioles: 937,205
2. Ben Rice, Yankees: 409,336
3. Brent Rooker, A’s: 396,290
4. Colt Keith, Tigers: 363,723
5. Yordan Alvarez, Astros: 329,757
O’Hearn has been very good at the plate since joining the O’s in 2023, but this year, he’s taking it to another level. Rafael Devers' recent trade from the Red Sox to the Giants -- which moved him to the NL side of the ballot -- gives O'Hearn a clear shot at his first All-Star selection. Rice and Rooker are in a tight race to advance to Phase 2, with the former cooling off after a hot start to the season and the latter seeking his second trip to the Midsummer Classic in three years. Rooker has made significant gains since our first ballot update, when he wasn't ranked among the top five for AL designated hitters.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
FIRST BASE
1. Freddie Freeman, Dodgers: 2,095,672
2. Pete Alonso, Mets: 1,536,045
3. Michael Busch, Cubs: 530,614
4. Bryce Harper, Phillies: 520,401
5. Luis Arraez, Padres: 246,069
Freeman’s consistent excellence makes his age (35) just a number as he ranks among the league leaders in most offensive categories during his 16th Major League season. He’s poised to make his ninth Midsummer Classic. Alonso is having one of the finest campaigns of his already great career with the Mets, ranked among the top 10 in baseball with an OPS well over .900.
SECOND BASE
1. Ketel Marte, D-backs: 1,561,235
2. Tommy Edman, Dodgers: 1,059,174
3. Nico Hoerner, Cubs: 636,422
4. Jeff McNeil, Mets: 550,123
5. Brendan Donovan, Cardinals: 525,923
Marte, long an underrated star for the D-backs, is looking to make it two straight All-Star selections and three overall. Edman has been huge for the Dodgers and it shows in his position in All-Star balloting as he bids for his first trip to the Midsummer Classic. Hoerner’s defensive brilliance has him in third place, though he has a lot of ground to make up.
SHORTSTOP
1. Francisco Lindor, Mets: 1,641,053
2. Mookie Betts, Dodgers: 1,211,461
3. Elly De La Cruz, Reds: 689,640
4. Trea Turner, Phillies: 661,489
5. Dansby Swanson, Cubs: 563,984
Somehow, despite being one of the premier shortstops in the game, Lindor -- a four-time All-Star -- is still trying to earn that elusive first All-Star selection with the Mets. It looks as though that will happen in 2025. Betts, meanwhile, has made the full-time transition to shortstop with aplomb as he bids for his ninth All-Star nod.
THIRD BASE
1. Manny Machado, Padres: 1,683,022
2. Max Muncy, Dodgers: 891,799
3. Eugenio Suárez, D-backs: 538,765
4. Alec Bohm, Phillies: 478,991
5. Matt Shaw, Cubs: 457,127
Machado is having a prototypical Machado season with his production at the plate and sparkling defense at the hot corner. Muncy got off to a slow start offensively, but a red-hot June has lifted him into a great position as Phase 1 voting winds down. And Suárez is neck-and-neck with none other than Ohtani atop the NL home run leaderboard.
OUTFIELD
1. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs: 2,005,630
2. Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers: 1,366,537
3. Kyle Tucker, Cubs: 1,219,866
4. Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves: 1,140,061
5. Juan Soto, Mets: 1,048,781
6. Corbin Carroll, D-backs: 1,019,472
7. Andy Pages, Dodgers: 962,219
8. Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres: 743,171
9. James Wood, Nationals: 678,358
Crow-Armstrong has been one of the biggest surprises of the 2025 season so far, particularly with his slugging. He’s already put together a 20-homer/20-steal season and we’re not even halfway through. Coming off a career year at the plate, Hernández is back at it for the Dodgers. Tucker has been as good as advertised for the Cubs after they acquired him in a trade with Houston. The fact that Acuña is in fourth place despite making his season debut in late May speaks volumes about just how hot he’s been in the batter’s box. And in his first season with the Mets, Soto is heating up after a relatively sluggish start by his lofty standards.
CATCHER
1. Will Smith, Dodgers: 2,099,944
2. Carson Kelly, Cubs: 769,860
3. J.T. Realmuto, Phillies: 489,289
4. Francisco Alvarez, Mets: 448,238
5. Hunter Goodman, Rockies: 446,453
We all knew Smith is one of the best catchers in baseball. But the two-time All-Star is taking things to another level this year, particularly at the plate, where he’s putting up numbers very similar to those of his esteemed teammate, Freeman. Kelly had a huge first month of the season, and though he’s cooled off since then, he’s in position to advance to Phase 2 barring a big surge from Realmuto and/or Goodman.
DESIGNATED HITTER
1. Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers: 2,521,718
2. Rafael Devers, Giants: 1,103,085
3. Seiya Suzuki, Cubs: 641,687
4. Kyle Schwarber, Phillies: 620,639
5. Starling Marte, Mets: 402,213
Ohtani is currently the leading vote-getter in the NL, and if that holds up, he will clinch the starting NL DH spot. It’s a staggering differential of more than 1.4 million votes between him and Devers, but what else would we expect from the two-way superstar who is now back on the mound after not pitching at all in 2024 as he recovered from elbow surgery? Speaking of Devers, while we get used to seeing "Giants" next to his name as opposed to "Red Sox," he could very well make his fourth All-Star roster -- and first for the NL squad.