Ronald Acuña Jr. voted 2023 All-Star starter after Phase 1
June Twenty 2d, 2023
PHILADELPHIA — Ronald Acuña Jr. won’t be all in favour of Part 2 of this yr’s All-Huge title balloting attributable to he has already been selected to again abet as idea to be some of the National League’s starting outfielders at this yr’s Midsummer Traditional.
Acuña got more votes than every other MLB player throughout Part 1 of the balloting process, which ended Thursday afternoon. This marks the third consecutive yr the Braves outfielder has garnered more votes than every other NL player. He joins Hank Aaron (1970 and ’71) and Dale Murphy (’85) because the supreme Braves to ever garner basically the most votes within the balloting process.
Acuña outpolled American League ballotleader Shohei Ohtani, 3,082,600-2,646,307. Each and every is guaranteed a space within the starting lineup because the tip vote-getters in their respective leagues.
This is the fourth time the 25-yr-old Acuña has been chosen to beginning an All-Huge title Sport. He was as soon as idea to be some of the NL’s starting outfielders in 2019 and ’22 and was as soon as unable to participate within the ’21 game attributable to he tore his felony ACL two days earlier than the All-Huge title destroy.
Acuña seemingly won’t be the Braves’ easiest All-Huge title consultant this yr. Catcher Sean Murphy, shortstop Orlando Arcia, first baseman Matt Olson, 2d baseman Ozzie Albies, third baseman Austin Riley and outfielder Michael Harris II all evolved to Part 2 of the balloting process. Murphy and Arcia were the tip vote-getters at their respective positions throughout Part 1.
Starting Monday at midday ET, Part 2 of the vote casting will seemingly be within the market exclusively online and by cell devices at MLB.com/vote, all 30 Club net sites, the MLB App and the MLB Ballpark App. This can give fans the different to vote amongst the finalists at every living throughout a transient window that concludes at midday ET June 29. Winners will seemingly be supplied that night at 7 ET on ESPN.
Followers can vote as soon as per day throughout this 2d section, with daily vote casting limits resetting each day within the dull of night ET.
At some level of Part 2, vote totals will reset (i.e., vote totals from Part 1 affect no longer raise over) and the winner at every living (including three outfielders within the AL and two closing outfielders within the NL) will seemingly be named a starting living player for the 2023 Midsummer Traditional.
