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It's time to pick the All-Star starters.
Phase 2 voting is open to pick the All-Stars on the 2025 PRO SPIRIT MLB All-Star Ballot, and we're down to the finalists at every position. You can cast your ballot now -- one time a day, every day -- up until Wednesday at noon ET.
Here are five key races on the All-Star ballot.
1) Big Dumper's time to shine
No Mariners catcher has ever won the fan vote to start the All-Star Game. It's time for Cal Raleigh to become the first. Raleigh's historic first half -- he leads MLB with 32 home runs -- makes the Big Dumper the big favorite to win the American League's starting catcher spot over the Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk.
2) Acuña's quest to be the hometown All-Star
Ronald Acuña Jr. didn't play his first game until May 23. But he's been so hot that it doesn't even matter. Acuña has a National League outfield spot in his sights -- and he's Atlanta's only hope for a hometown starter with the All-Star Game at Truist Park. Acuña, the Braves' lone finalist on the ballot, has to finish in the top three against Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker, Juan Soto, Andy Pages and Teoscar Hernández.
3) New York-L.A. showdowns in the NL
There are heavyweight showdowns between Mets and Dodgers stars on the NL ballot. At first base, we've got Pete Alonso vs. Freddie Freeman. At shortstop, we've got Francisco Lindor vs. Mookie Betts. And in the outfield, we've got Soto vying against Pages and Hernández (among the other finalists). The Dodgers actually have a finalist at every position -- in addition to Shohei Ohtani already locked in as the starter at DH -- but Alonso, Lindor and Soto are formidable competition.
4) Can Wilson dethrone Witt?
The AL shortstop race is one of the most exciting to watch. It's Royals superstar Bobby Witt Jr. against A's rookie sensation Jacob Wilson. And while you might think that Witt, last year's AL MVP runner-up, is the favorite -- not so fast. Wilson, whose .338 batting average is second in the Majors, was the surprise leader over Witt in Phase 1. Can he do it again in Phase 2?
5) Will Trout make it a dozen All-Star Games?
Mike Trout has made more All-Star teams (11) than any active player. He has a chance to make it 12 as a finalist in the AL outfield, where he's going up against Riley Greene, Javier Báez and Steven Kwan for one of the two remaining spots alongside Aaron Judge. Trout is one of the greatest All-Star Game performers ever, with a .412 batting average, two home runs and five extra-base hits in his seven All-Star Games played.
-- David Adler