Top vote-getters Judge, Ohtani first two in ASG

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Associated Press

Jun 26, 2025, 06:33 PM ET

NEW YORK -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and the New York Yankees' Aaron Judge were the archetypal players picked for the July 15 All-Star Game astatine Atlanta's Truist Park, elected arsenic starters by fans Thursday.

Judge led the large leagues with 4,012,983 votes successful the archetypal circular of instrumentality balloting, and the outfielder was picked for his seventh American League commencement successful 8 All-Star Games, though helium missed the 2023 crippled due to the fact that of a sprained close large toe. He was besides the starring vote-getter during the archetypal signifier successful 2022 and past year.

Ohtani topped the National League and was 2nd successful the large leagues with 3,967,668 votes, becoming the archetypal designated hitter to commencement successful 5 consecutive All-Star Games.

The brace was selected nether rules that began successful 2022 and springiness starting spots to the apical vote-getter successful each league successful the archetypal signifier of online voting, which began June 4 and ended Thursday. Two finalists astatine each different presumption precocious to the 2nd phase, which runs from noon ET connected Monday to noon ET connected July 2. Votes from the archetypal signifier bash not transportation over.

An idiosyncratic tin ballot erstwhile per 24-hour period.

Remaining starters volition beryllium announced July 2. Pitchers and reserves volition beryllium revealed July 6.

AL finalists: Catcher: Alejandro Kirk, Cal Raleigh; First base: Paul Goldschmidt, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.; Second Base: Jackson Holliday, Gleyber Torres; Third Base: Alex Bregman, José Ramírez; Shortstop: Jacob Wilson, Bobby Witt Jr.; Designated Hitter: Ryan O'Hearn, Ben Rice; Outfield: Javier Báez, Riley Greene, Steven Kwan, Mike Trout