Guerrero Jr. voted All-Star Game starter for third time

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) has been voted a starter for the American League in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game for the third time.

July 3, 2024

Official Major League Baseball News Release

Major League Baseball’s leading vote-getter Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees will be joined in the AL All-Star lineup by his teammate and fellow outfielder Juan Soto along with their AL East rivals Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman of the Baltimore Orioles, while the National League’s leading vote-getter Bryce Harper will be joined by his teammates Alec Bohm and Trea Turner as well as Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.

The AL and NL starters for the 2024 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on Tuesday, July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas were unveiled on Tuesday evening on ESPN during the 2024 All-Star Starters Reveal presented by BuildSubmarines.com following the conclusion of Phase 2 voting this afternoon.

The second phase of voting, which gave fans the opportunity to vote for the starting position players at the 2024 Midsummer Classic, featured the top two vote-getters at each position (and the top six outfielders in the NL; next four outfielders in the AL after Judge) in each League based on vote totals from Phase 1, which ran from June 5 to June 27.

Judge earned his sixth fan-elected start after winning the honour in each of the last three seasons, and in five of the last six All-Star Games overall. The 2022 AL MVP, who leads the majors with 32 homers on the season, is joined in the starting lineup by Soto, who finished second among AL players in fan voting during Phase 1. The 2019 World Series Champion is now an All-Star for the fourth time, including his first in the AL, while also claiming a fan election for the first time in his career. With the two elections, the Yankees will now have a pair of starting outfielders for the second time in three years after Judge and Giancarlo Stanton did so in 2022. Rounding out the AL outfield starters is Steven Kwan of the Cleveland Guardians, who will make his first trip to the Midsummer Classic and becomes the first Guardians outfielder to win a fan election since Juan Gonzalez in 2001.

Joining Kwan among the AL starters is his teammate José Ramírez, who has picked up his sixth career All-Star selection. With his third fan election (also 2017-18), Ramírez joins Sandy Alomar Jr. and Kenny Lofton for the most fan elections in team history. In addition, he joins Hall of Famers George Brett (11), Wade Boggs (10), Cal Ripken Jr. (5) and Brooks Robinson (4) as well as Alex Rodriguez (6) as AL third basemen with at least three fan elections. In his first Midsummer Classic, Henderson will start alongside Ramírez on the left side of the infield. The 23-year-old is the first Orioles shortstop to win a fan election since Manny Machado in 2018, and he is the third-youngest AL shortstop to win a fan election, behind only 21-year-old Alex Rodriguez in 1997 and 22-year-old Carlos Correa in 2017.

On the right side of the infield, Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros will make his ninth trip to the All-Star Game after picking up his sixth career starting assignment (also 2015-18, 2022), while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) of the Toronto Blue Jays claimed his fourth All-Star nod and his third starting assignment in four seasons (also 2021 and 2022). Altuve, who already owns the most fan elections in team history, joins Hall of Famers Roberto Alomar (9) and Rod Carew (6) as the only AL second basemen to win six fan elections. Guerrero, who was the 2021 Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player and the winner of the 2023 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, joins Alomar (4) and José Bautista as the only Blue Jays to receive at least three fan elections.

Rounding out the AL starters are designated hitter Yordan Alvarez of the Astros and Rutschman behind the plate. Alvarez, who garnered his first starting assignment, is now an All-Star for the third time in his career, and he becomes the first Houston designated hitter to win the honour. Rutschman also received his first fan election after making his All-Star debut in 2023. Rutschman joins Matt Wieters (2014) and Terry Kennedy (1987) as Baltimore backstops to pick up the honour, and he becomes the sixth consecutive different catcher to earn the start in the AL, following Tampa Bay’s Wilson Ramos (2018), Gary Sánchez of the Yankees (2019), Kansas City’s Salvador Perez (2021), Toronto’s Alejandro Kirk (2022) and Jonah Heim of the Texas Rangers (2023).

In the NL, Harper grabbed his eighth All-Star selection and his seventh fan-elected starting assignment (also: 2013, 2015-18, 2022). The two-time NL MVP is just the third Philadelphia first baseman (fourth time) to earn a fan-elected start, joining Pete Rose (1981-82) and John Kruk (1993). Across the diamond on the left side of the infield will be a pair of Harper’s infield-mates in third baseman Bohm and shortstop Turner. Bohm, who tallied the second-most votes in the NL during Phase 1 of balloting, will make his first trip to the Midsummer Classic. The third overall selection in the 2018 Draft becomes the first Phillies third baseman to win a fan election since Placido Polanco in 2011. Turner, who is the first Phillies shortstop to win a fan election since Jimmy Rollins in 2002, makes his third All-Star roster and his second in a starting role after winning the 2022 election with the Dodgers. Rounding out the NL infield is second baseman Ketel Marte of the reigning NL Champion Arizona Diamondbacks. The fan-elected starter at second base in the NL in 2019, Marte receives his second All-Star nod and becomes just the second player in D-backs history to win multiple fan elections, joining Paul Goldschmidt.

The two-time AL MVP Ohtani picked up his fourth All-Star selection and his fourth straight starting assignment at designated hitter, becoming the first player to accomplish that feat. The two-way star, who was also the starting pitcher at the 2021 Midsummer Classic, is now the second consecutive Dodger designated hitter to earn a fan election in the NL following J.D. Martinez in 2023.

A pair of Milwaukee Brewers won fan elections in the NL as William Contreras earned the starting nod behind the plate while Christian Yelich paced all NL outfielders during Phase 2 of balloting. Contreras, who was previously an All-Star in 2022 with Atlanta, earned his first starting assignment and becomes the first Brewers catcher to win a fan election in the NL, and just the second in team history along with Hall of Famer Ted Simmons (1983). Yelich claimed his third Midsummer Classic selection and captured a starting assignment for the second time in his career after drawing a start in the NL outfield in 2019. He becomes the third Brewers player with multiple fan elections in the NL, joining Ryan Braun (4) and Prince Fielder (2).

Rounding out the NL starters is a pair of San Diego Padres outfielders – Jurickson Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr. – who are the first outfielders in team history to win a fan election since Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn in 1999. In addition, the duo are the first pair of San Diego outfielders to earn starts together, and the first teammates to accomplish the feat in the NL since Nick Castellanos and Jesse Winker for Cincinnati in 2021. Profar, in his 11th season, earned his first All-Star selection while Tatis, who edged out Teoscar Hernández of the Dodgers as well as Brandon Marsh and Nick Castellanos of the Phillies in the closest Phase 2 race, will make his second trip to the Midsummer Classic after receiving a fan election in 2021 at shortstop. With the fan election, Tatis becomes the first player ever to win a fan election at both shortstop and in the outfield during his career.

Overall, 10 Major League Clubs are represented among the 18 fan-elected starters, including five in the AL and five in the NL. The NL-best Phillies are sending a Major League-best three starters to the Midsummer Classic, followed by the Brewers, Padres, Orioles, Astros, Guardians and Yankees (two each). The AL and NL starters combine for 10 internationally-born players (55.6%), spanning six countries and territories outside the 50 United States, while 12 of the 18 come from diverse backgrounds (66.6%).

Additional highlights of the All-Star game starters include:

-With only Judge and Ohtani repeating as fan-elected starters, this marks the first time that both the AL and NL each have no more than one player who was an elected starter for either team in the previous Midsummer Classic since balloting returned to the fans in 1970.

--The Phillies had a franchise-high-tying three players win fan elections, matching 1979 (Larry Bowa, Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt) and 1982 (Pete Rose, Schmidt and Manny Trillo). In addition, this marks the second time that Philadelphia has three fan-elected starting infielders (also 1982), and the first time since 2002 (Scott Rolen and Jimmy Rollins) that the club has multiple fan-elected starting infielders. Lastly, the Phillies are the first NL team to have three infielders win elections together since the 2016 Chicago Cubs had all four of their infielders earn fan elections.

-The Padres have multiple fan-elected starters for the seventh time in team history, and the first since 1997 (Tony Gwynn and Ken Caminiti).

-The Brewers won multiple fan elections for the fourth time in team history and the first time since 2014 (Carlos Gomez and Aramis Ramirez). Milwaukee also had multiple winners in 1983 (2) and 2011 (3).

-With two elected starters, the Orioles won their first fan election overall since 2018 (Manny Machado) and have multiple winners for the 11th time in team history, and the first since having three fan elections in 2014 (Nelson Cruz, Adam Jones and Matt Wieters).

-The Astros have multiple fan-elected starters for the fourth time in franchise history and the first since having three in 2019 (Michael Brantley, Alex Bregman and George Springer). Houston also had multiple winners in 1997 (2) and 2017 (3).

-The Guardians have multiple fan elections for the sixth time in club history and the first time since having two players win elections in 2000 (Roberto Alomar and Manny Ramirez). Cleveland also had multiple winners in 1995 (2), 1996 (2), 1998 (2) and 1999 (4).

-The Yankees have a pair of fan-elected starters for the third time in the last six seasons (also 2019 and 2022) following a run of 11 straight seasons from 2002-12 with multiple fan elections. In the 55 years since All-Star voting was returned to the fans in 1970, the Yankees have had at least one elected starter in 42 different seasons.

The pitchers and reserves for both squads – totaling 23 for each side – will be determined through a combination of “Player Ballot” choices and selections made by the Commissioner’s Office. The balance of the All-Star rosters will be announced during the All-Star Selection Show presented by BuildSubmarines.com on Sunday, July 7 at 5:30 p.m. (E.T.) on ESPN.

Fans will once again have the opportunity to participate in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans can vote exclusively at MLB.com and the 30 Club sites – online or via their mobile devices – with the 2024 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote presented by Chevrolet, and their collective voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining this year’s recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.

MLB All-Star Week includes the MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard (July 16), Gatorade All-Star Workout Day featuring the T-Mobile Home Run Derby (July 15), All-Star Saturday featuring the All-Star Futures Game and the All-Star Celebrity Softball Game presented by Corona (July 13), the MLB Draft presented by Nike (July 14-16), the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile (July 12), and Capital One All-Star Village (July 13-16). The 94th Midsummer Classic will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS; and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries. FOX Deportes will provide Spanish language coverage in the United States. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive national radio coverage of the All-Star Game, while Univision will provide Spanish language coverage on radio. MLB Network and MLB.com will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverag