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It's time to decide the starters for the 2026 All-Star Game.
Phase 2 of All-Star voting is open -- and you only have three days to pick the All-Star starters. So fill out those ballots now.
Shohei Ohtani and Ernie Clement are in already, because they were the top overall vote-getters in each league during Phase 1. But every other starting spot is up for grabs. And as the finalists at each position go head-to-head, the vote totals start from scratch.
Starting now, fans can vote for the All-Star starters once per day until Thursday at noon ET. The winners will be announced on July 4 on FOX.
Here are five key questions for the All-Star races:
1) Can Rice beat out Vladdy?
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has started four of the last five All-Star Games for the American League at first base. But fellow finalist Ben Rice -- who's looking to make his first All-Star Game -- ranks eighth in the Majors with a .928 OPS and is tied for fifth with 22 home runs.
2) Can Caminero hold off Okamoto?
Kazuma Okamoto was a six-time All-Star in his 11 seasons in Japan, and now he could be an All-Star in his first season in MLB. He's provided nearly all the power for the Blue Jays, with 19 home runs. But his opponent on the All-Star ballot is young superstar slugger Junior Caminero, who started last year's All-Star Game and put on a show in the Home Run Derby. Caminero has 22 homers for the Rays.
3) Will Trout start his seventh All-Star Game?
Mike Trout has made 11 All-Star Games in his career and started six of them, and when he plays, he's one of the greatest All-Star Game performers of all time. But he hasn't made the game since 2023, and he hasn't started it since 2019. Trout is one of the six AL outfield finalists on the ballot, though, and while he's still working his way back from a hamstring strain, he hopes to be ready for the All-Star Game.
4) Freeman or Olson?
One of the heavyweight All-Star races is in the National League at first base, where the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman and the Braves' Matt Olson are going head-to-head. Freeman has started five of the past seven All-Star Games for the NL at first base; Olson has also made a pair of All-Star Games since he replaced Freeman in Atlanta. Both are having typically excellent seasons in 2026.
5) Will Soto start his first Midsummer Classic as a Met?
Juan Soto was an MVP finalist last year in his first season with the Mets … but he wasn't an All-Star. That should change this year, whether it's as a starter or as a reserve. But can he earn that All-Star start? Soto is one of the six All-Star finalists for the NL outfield, and rightly so -- he's batting .300 with 17 home runs and a National League-leading .972 OPS.
See our complete guide to Phase 2 of All-Star voting here >>
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