The votes are in, and MLB fans really want to see Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani in the 2025 All-Star Game. The league completed its first round of voting Thursday, and Judge and Ohtani are confirmed starters in the event.
The New York Yankees outfielder and Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter earned the accolade by being the top vote-getters in the American League and National League after the first round of voting. Judge earned the most overall votes, with 4,012,983, and will be the AL’s starting right fielder. Ohtani will start at DH for the NL after earning 3,967,668 votes.
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With those starting spots settled, the second round of voting will determine which players join Judge and Ohtani in the starting lineups.
Over on the AL side, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who has spent the past few weeks on an offensive tear, caps that run by becoming an All-Star finalist. Big names such as Mike Trout, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alex Bregman round out the list, along with 21-year-old Orioles phenom Jackson Holliday.
In the NL, the roster will be dominated by Los Angeles. In addition to Ohtani, seven Dodgers have been named All-Star finalists, though it’s yet to be determined how many of them will be starters.
Full list of MLB All-Star finalists:
American League:
First base: Paul Goldschmidt (New York Yankees), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays)
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Second base: Jackson Holliday (Baltimore Orioles), Gleyber Torres (Detroit Tigers)
Shortstop: Jacob Wilson (Athletics), Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City Royals)
Third base: Alex Bregman (Boston Red Sox), José Ramírez (Cleveland Guardians)
Catcher: Alejandro Kirk (Toronto Blue Jays), Cal Raleigh (Seattle Mariners)
DH: Ryan O’Hearn (Baltimore Orioles), Ben Rice (New York Yankees)
*Outfielders: Javier Baez (Detroit Tigers), Riley Greene (Detroit Tigers), Steven Kwan (Cleveland Guardians), Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels)
*Competing for two outfield starting spots with Judge automatically earning one
National League:
First base: Pete Alonso (New York Mets), Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers)
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Second base: Tommy Edman (Los Angeles Dodgers), Ketel Marte (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Shortstop: Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers), Francisco Lindor (New York Mets)
Third base: Manny Machado (San Diego Padres), Max Muncy (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Catcher: Carson Kelly (Chicago Cubs), Will Smith (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Outfielders: Ronald Acuña Jr. (Atlanta Braves), Pete Crow-Armstrong (Chicago Cubs), Teoscar Hernández (Los Angeles Dodgers), Andy Pages (Los Angeles Dodgers), Juan Soto (New York Mets), Kyle Tucker (Chicago Cubs)
How does MLB All-Star voting work?
The league separated All-Star voting into two phases in 2025. The first phase — which ended Thursday — saw fans vote for players to advance in the balloting. At the end of the first phase of voting, the top vote-getters in each league earn starting spots in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
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In order for players to remain on the ballot for the second phase of voting, infielders and designated hitters needed to rank among the top two in votes at their position. In the outfield, the top six vote-getters move forward to the second phase of voting. Those numbers could change depending on the players named starters in the first phase of voting, as was the case with AL outfielders this year.
The second phase of voting, which starts June 30 and runs through July 2, will determine the rest of the All-Star starting lineups.
How to vote for the MLB All-Star game
Those interested in choosing the 2025 All-Star Game starters can vote at MLB.com. Voting is also available on the MLB app and the MLB Ballpark app. Voters can find links to the ballot on each team site. During the second phase of voting, fans are allowed to submit one ballot per day.
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Votes do not carry over from the first round, so every player has a fresh start once the second round of voting begins June 30. The league will announce the results of the second round of voting on Wednesday, June 2 on ESPN.
Who will join Judge and Ohtani as All-Star starters? That’s up to you to decide once the second round of voting begins.
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