Judge, Ohtani elected to start in All-Star Game as top vote-getters
Published: 27 Jun. 2025, 10:25
Updated: 27 Jun. 2025, 12:35
![Los Angeles Dodgers batter Shohei Ohtani reacts after striking out against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on June 21. [AFP/YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/06/27/65abaa82-10a1-4d37-bd93-60e39f356b23.jpg)
Los Angeles Dodgers batter Shohei Ohtani reacts after striking out against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on June 21. [AFP/YONHAP]
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees were the first players picked for the July 15 All-Star Game at Atlanta’s Truist Park, elected as starters by fans on Thursday.
Judge led the major leagues with 4,012,983 votes in the first round of fan balloting and the outfielder was picked for his seventh American League start in eight All-Star Games, though he missed the 2023 game because of a sprained right big toe. He also was the leading vote-getter during the first phase in 2022 and last year.
Ohtani topped the NL and was second in the big leagues with 3,967,668 votes, becoming the first designated hitter to start in five straight All-Star Games.
![New York Yankees' Aaron Judge runs to second base for a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in New York on June 5. [AP/YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/06/27/1024868b-7a87-41ff-92cf-cfc2683620a4.jpg)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge runs to second base for a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in New York on June 5. [AP/YONHAP]
The pair were selected under rules that began in 2022 and give starting spots to the top vote-getter in each league in the first phase of online voting, which began June 4 and ended Thursday. Two finalists at every other position advanced to the second phase, which runs from noon on the East Coast on Monday to noon on July 2. Votes from the first phase do not carry over.
An individual can vote once per 24-hour period.
The remaining starters will be announced on July 2. Pitchers and reserves will be revealed on July 6.
Seven players from the World Series champion Dodgers advanced to the second phase along with three each from the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets, and two apiece from the Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays.
AP
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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