/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/diarioas/BLOXJK7GBNTYC4DNS4376AM2RA.jpg "Aaron Judge will start in the 2022 MLB All-Star Game")
The first round of voting for the all-star game has concluded and while a handful of players will fight to start the Mid-Season Classic, two already have secured their ownership.
After the details of the first part of the selection process for the All-Star Game were revealed, it was reported that Aaron Judge and Ronald Acuña Jr. will be starters in the commitment to be held on July 19 at Dodger Stadium.
Judge and Acuña were elected as the two most voted players. In the case of the New York patrolman, he got 3,762,498 selections, the most for a player; In the case of the Venezuelan outfielder, he added 3,503,188 votes.
In the case of Judgehis choice was clear surpassed his closest rival by more than 400 thousand votes, Mike Trout. For your partAcuna, beat Mookie Betts for a difference of 24 thousand points.
The fight for ownership
While two spots have already been selected for the All-Star Game, 32 players will compete for the other 16 starting positions. The players who can carry the distinction are:
| Position | american league | National League |
|---|---|---|
| Catcher | Alejandro Kirk Jose Trevino |
Wilson Contreras Travis d’Arnaud |
| 1B | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Ty France |
Paul Goldschmidt Pete Alonso |
| 2B | Jose Altuve Santiago Spinal |
Ozzie Albies Jazz Chisholm Jr. |
| 3B | rafael devers Jose Ramirez |
Manny Machado Nolan Arenado |
| SS | Bo Bichette Tim Anderson |
Trea Turner Dansby Swanson |
| OF | Mike Trout George Springer Giancarlo Stanton Lourdes Gurriel Jr. |
Mookie Betts Joc Pedersen Starling Marte Adam Duvall |
| DH | Yordan Alvarez Shohei Ohtani |
Bryce Harper William Contreras |
For this phase of the selection, a vote will be held beginning Tuesday, July 5 at 12:00 p.m. ET and concludes on Friday, July 8 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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