The Phase 1 voting will continue until June 26.
Major League Baseball’s All-Star balloting began recently and two Cubs outfielders could get starting spots.
In voting results released Monday, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker were the two leaders among outfielders:
PCA is also third among all NL vote-getters behind Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers.
Other Cubs vote-getters through the first balloting results:
Carson Kelly, second at catcher behind Will Smith
Michael Busch, third at first base behind Freeman and Pete Alonso
Nico Hoerner, third at second base behind Ketel Marte and Tommy Edman
Dansby Swanson, fifth at shortstop
Matt Shaw, fourth at third base
Ian Happ, 11th at outfield
Seiya Suzuki, second at DH behind Ohtani and Rafael Devers
Obviously, Suzuki would have been second to Ohtani before Sunday’s blockbuster trade of Devers to the Giants.
MLB says, regarding voting:
Phase 1 voting concludes at 11:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 26. During the initial voting period, fans can submit up to five ballots each day on MLB platforms. Each day, after submitting a fifth vote on the ballot, fans will be given the option to be redirected to the mobile game PRO SPIRIT for an exclusive opportunity to vote for a sixth time. In PRO SPIRIT, fans and gamers can follow the prompts to cast a sixth vote. On Thursday, June 26, the top two vote-getters at each position (and the top six outfielders) in each league will be revealed on MLB Network at 5:00 p.m. CT, and they will advance to the second phase of voting to determine who makes the All-Star teams and starts for each league. Once again, the leading vote-getter in each league during the first phase of voting will receive an automatic starting assignment at the All-Star Game and bypass the second phase of voting.
Keep voting for PCA and Tucker — perhaps the Cubs will have two All-Star starters this year!