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NEW YORK (AP) New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper were elected Thursday to start in the July 16 All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. A few hours later, after making the final out of Philadelphia's 7-4 lo s to the Miami Marlins. He will undergo imaging Friday. Judge led the major leagues with 3,425,309 votes in the first round of fan balloting and was picked for his sixth American League start in seven All-Star Games, though he mi sed last year because of a sprained right big toe. He also was the leading vote-getter during the first phase in 2022. He became the 11th player to lead the majors in votes on multiple occasions since fan balloting resumed in 1970, joining Ken Griffey Jr. (five times); Rod Carew (four); Ichiro Suzuki (three); and Benito Santiago Jersey Hank Aaron, Jos Bautista, Johnny Bench, Albert Pujols, Cal Ripken Jr., Alex Rodriguez and Ozzie Smith (two each). Harper topped the NL and was second in the big leagues with 3,277,920 votes. He was chosen for his eighth All-Star Game, seventh as a starter. His previous All-Star appearances came as an outfielder and designated hitter. The pair were selected under rules that began in 2022 and give starting spots to the top vote-getter in each league in the first phase of online voting, which began June 5 and ended Thursday. Two finalists at every other position advanced to the second phase, which runs from noon EDT on Sunday to noon EDT on June 30. Votes from the first phase do not carry over. An individual can vote once per 24-hour period. Remaining starters will be announced on June 30. Pitchers and reserves will be revealed on July 7. Six players each from the Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies advanced to the second phase. Six players? That is really cool," Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said in Baltimore. "I mean, two-thirds of the position players on the field are finalists. Theyre all so well-deserving. I hope they get a ton of votes and we send all six. In the final days of the initial voting, Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber overtook Atlanta's Marcell Ozuna for the second spot among NL designated hitters behind Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. Schwarber exited Thursday night's game in the ninth inning after experiencing left groin tightne s. Baltimore's Ryan O'Hearn moved ahead of Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton for second among designated hitters in the AL behind Houston's Yordan Alvarez. O'Hearn had been fourth, also trailing Cleveland's David Fry. AL finalists: Catcher: Salvador Perez, Adley Rutschman First Base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Ryan Mountcastle Second Base: Jose Altuve, Marcus Semien Third Base: Jos Ramrez, Jordan Westburg Shortstop: Gunnar Henderson, Bobby Witt Jr. Outfield: Steven Kwan, Anthony Santander, Juan Soto, Kyle Tucker Designated Hitter: Yordan Alvarez, Ryan OHearn NL finalists: Catcher: William Contreras, J.T. Realmuto Second Base: Luis Arraez, Ketel Marte Third Base: Alec Bohm, Manny Machado Shortstop: Mookie Betts, Trea Turner Outfield: Nick Castellanos, Teoscar Hernndez, Brandon Marsh, Jurickson Profar, Fernando Tatis Jr., Christian Yelich Designated Hitter: Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Schwarber Jody Davis Jersey

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