NEW YORK — 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.
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 missed 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 Hank Aaron, José 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 Sunday to noon Wednesday. Votes from the first phase do not carry over.
Remaining starters will be announced on June 30. Pitchers and reserves will be revealed on July 7.
No Red Sox players advanced to the second round.
GUARDIANS: In an effort to add starting pitching depth, Cleveland agreed to a major league contract – pending a physical – with free-agent left-hander Matthew Boyd, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the process could take several days to complete, said the 33-year-old Boyd’s deal was contingent on passing medical testing. He had reconstructive elbow surgery last year.
THURSDAY’S GAME
WHITE SOX 1, BRAVES 0: Luis Robert Jr. homered in the first inning and five Chicago pitchers combined on a three-hitter as the White Sox beat Chris Sale and visiting Atlanta.
Sale (10-3) struck out a season-high 11 in seven innings against his original team. The 35-year-old lefty allowed four hits and walked one.
TWINS 13, DIAMONDBACKS 6: Byron Buxton had a three-run homer among his three hits, and Minnesota scored all its runs from the second through fifth innings at Phoenix.
Twins shortstop Carlos Correa left the game in the seventh inning after being hit by a pitch on the right wrist by Bryce Jarvis. X-rays were negative and the team listed him as day-to-day.
CUBS 5, GIANTS 3: Ian Happ homered in the 10th inning, Nico Hoerner had three hits and also went deep, and Chicago snapped a four-game skid with a win at San Francisco.
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