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MLB All-Star voting, explained: How it works, latest results & leaders for 2025 fan vote

Teddy Ricketson

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We are about to enter the dog days of summer, which means that it's time for the MLB All-Star festivities. This year, Truist Park in Atlanta will play host to the Home Run Derby and the 2025 All-Star Game, along with all of the other events of All-Star weekend. 

The All-Star Game itself will be held on Tuesday, July 15 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. The best from the National League and American League will duke it out in a nine-inning game. While the All-Star game used to determine home-field advantage for the World Series, now each player on the winning team earns a cool $25,000 bonus check. 

Before getting to the All-Star Game, the rosters for each league need to be determined. Voting is already underway, and the results will be announced about two weeks prior to the actual event. 

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Here's more on how the MLB All-Star voting works and the latest results. 

How does MLB All-Star voting work?

The MLB broke All-Star voting down into two phases. The first phase helped to shrink the field of potential starters. The leading vote-getter from the National and American leagues was automatically named a starter for the All-Star Game. Unsurprisingly, these were Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers and Aaron Judge of the Yankees

Players outside of Ohtani and Judge needed to remain in the top two of voting at each infield position and DH in order to make it to Phase 2. Outfielders needed to remain in the top six at their position. 

Phase 1: June 4 - June 26

This phase of voting resembles the classic All-Star vote, as fans are able to submit their votes for players. The top vote-getter from the American and National League would automatically be named starters, with the others hopefully garnering enough votes based on their position to advance to Phase 2. 

Phase 2: June 30 - July 2

Fans are able to submit one ballot per day, and voting totals do not carry over from the first round. The leading vote-getter at each position will be named a starter for their respective league. 

Pitchers and reserves

It's worth noting that fans do not have control over the pitchers and reserves. MLB players will vote on five starting pitchers, three relievers, and eight reserves. Any remaining spots will be filled by the Commissioner's Office to ensure that each roster reaches 32 players and that each team has at least one representative. 

When are MLB All-Star starters announced? 

  • Date: Wednesday, July 2
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Channel: ESPN
  • Stream: ESPN+, Fubo

The starting rosters for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game will be announced on Wednesday, July 2. Voting for Phase 2 ends at noon ET that day, with the announcement coming a few hours later. 

The starters will be announced on ESPN. It can be live-streamed on ESPN+ or Fubo. The latter is offering a free trial currently and has ESPN in its channel lineup. 

When are MLB pitchers and reserves announced? 

  • Date: Sunday, July 6 
  • Time: 5 p.m. ET
  • Channel: ESPN
  • Stream: ESPN+, Fubo

The remaining players for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game will be announced on Sunday, July 6 at 5 p.m. ET.

The pitchers and reserve players will be announced on ESPN. It can be live-streamed on ESPN+ or Fubo. The latter is offering a free trial currently and has ESPN in its channel lineup. 

MLB All-Star voting results 2025

This section will be updated when starters are announced. 

American League starters

PositionPlayerTeam
CCal RaleighMariners
1BVladimir Guerrero Jr.Blue Jays
2BGleyber TorresTigers
3BJose RamirezGuardians
SSJacob WilsonAthletics
OFAaron Judge*Yankees
OFRiley GreeneTigers
OFJavier BaezTigers
DHRyan O'HearnOrioles

*clinched Phase 1 vote

National League starters

PositionPlayerTeam
CWill SmithDodgers
1BFreddie FreemanDodgers
2BKetel MarteDiamondbacks
3BManny MachadoPadres
SSFrancisco LindorMets
OFRonald Acuna Jr.Braves
OFPete Crow-ArmstrongCubs
OFKyle TuckerCubs
DHShohei Ohtani*Dodgers

*clinched Phase 1 vote

American League pitchers

PositionNameTeam
SPHunter BrownAstros
SPKris BubicRoyals
SPGarrett CrochetRed Sox
SPJacob deGromRangers
SPMax FriedYankees
SPYusei KikuchiAngels
SPTarik SkubalTigers
SPBryan WooMariners
RPAroldis ChapmanRed Sox
RPJosh HaderAstros
RPAndres MunozMariners
RPShane SmithWhite Sox

National League pitchers

PositionNameTeam
SPMatthew BoydCubs
SPMacKenzie GoreNationals
SPClayton KershawDodgers
SPFreddy PeraltaBrewers
SPRobbie RayGiants
SPChris SaleBraves
SPPaul SkenesPirates
SPLogan WebbGiants
SPZack WheelerPhillies
SPYoshinobu YamamotoDodgers
RPJason AdamPadres
RPEdwin DiazMets
RPRandy RodriguezGiants

American League reserves

PositionNameTeam
CAlejandro KirkBlue Jays
1BJonathan ArandaRays
2BJazz Chisholm Jr.Yankees
2BBrandon LoweRays
SSJeremy PenaAstros
SSBobby Witt Jr.Royals
3BAlex BregmanRed Sox
OFByron BuxtonTwins
OFSteven KwanGuardians
OFJulio RodriguezMariners
DHBrent RookerAthletics

National League reserves

PositionNameTeam
CHunter GoodmanRockies
1BPete AlonsoMets
1BMatt OlsonBraves
2BBrendan DonovanCardinals
SSElly De La CruzReds
3BEugenio SuarezDiamondbacks
OFCorbin CarrollDiamondbacks
OFJames WoodNationals
OFFernando Tatis Jr.Padres
OFKyle StowersMarlins
DHKyle SchwarberPhillies

How to vote for 2025 MLB All-Star starters

Fans can submit their votes at MLB.com, on the MLB mobile app, or in person at any of the 30 MLB ballparks. 

MLB All-Star roster rules

There really aren't any rules when it comes to MLB All-Star Game rosters. The only stipulation is that there must be a representative from every team. 

Teddy Ricketson

Teddy Ricketson is a Digital Content Producer at The Sporting News. He joined the team in 2024 after spending the last three years writing for Vox Media as part of its DK Nation/Network team. Teddy does his best to support the South Carolina Gamecocks and Carolina Panthers, but tends to have more fun cheering on the Atlanta Braves. In his free time, he loves spending time with his wife, Brooke, and their two dogs, Bo and Hootie.