Shohei Ohtani already has his spot locked in as the National League’s starting designated hitter for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, and the Dodgers still have plenty of business left in Phase 2 of voting.
When the second round opened Monday morning, all vote totals reset for the finalists who moved on. Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy and Andy Pages had finished the first phase on top at their positions, while Will Smith, Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández also advanced as finalists.
The latest update brought the biggest jolt for Pages. He no longer sits in a starting position among NL outfielders, and he’s now fourth with 15% of the vote. Philadelphia’s Brandon Marsh leads the group at 23%, followed by the Mets’ Juan Soto at 19% and Atlanta’s Michael Harris II at 16%.
Hernández is also chasing from behind. He’s tied with the Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. at 14%, keeping him outside the top three for now.
If either Dodgers outfielder surges into the top three, it would give Los Angeles a fan-elected starting outfielder for the fifth time in the last eight All-Star Games. The previous Dodgers to do it were Matt Kemp in 2018, Cody Bellinger in 2019 and Mookie Betts in 2022 and 2023.
There’s also a shot at making it three straight years with NL starting outfield teammates. That would follow the Padres’ Jurickson Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr. in 2024, and the Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker in 2025.
At catcher, Smith keeps running into Drake Baldwin. The Braves backstop has held the edge in every update, and that hasn’t changed in Phase 2. Baldwin is ahead 61% to Smith’s 39%.
Smith is trying to become the first Dodgers catcher voted in as an All-Star starter since Mike Piazza ran off four straight fan elections from 1994-97.
Freeman, meanwhile, remains in excellent shape at first base. He has 59% of the vote to the Braves’ Matt Olson’s 41%, putting him on track for a 10th All-Star selection and a sixth fan-elected starting nod.
Freeman has already won five of the last seven fan elections, taking the top spot in 2018-21, 2023 and 2025. He and Steve Garvey are the only Dodgers first basemen to win a fan election.
Muncy is also hanging onto the lead at third base, where he holds a 60% to 40% advantage over the Phillies’ Alec Bohm. The two-time All-Star is trying to join Ron Cey as the only Dodgers third basemen to win a fan election.
Betts has been chasing Washington’s CJ Abrams at shortstop throughout the process, and while he has narrowed the gap, Abrams still looks like the favorite. He leads 57% to 43% in Phase 2.
If Betts can pull off the comeback, he would join Bill Russell and Trea Turner as the only Dodgers shortstops to earn a fan election.
Phase 2 voting is available only online through mobile devices at MLB.com/vote, all 30 club web sites, the MLB app and MLB Ballpark app. It ends at 9 a.m. PT on Thursday, July 2.
The 2026 MLB All-Star Game starters and full rosters will be announced on Saturday, July 4, at 4:30 p.m. on Fox.
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