The starters, chosen by fan vote, were announced Friday night. Six Blue Jays advanced to the second phase of fan voting (the top two at each position and the top five in the outfield) — which closed earlier Friday. George Springer and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. finished fourth and fifth among outfielders, respectively, Santiago Espinal was second to Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros in the second base race, while Bo Bichette was second to Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox. at shortstop. Only two outfielders from the second round earned spots as the top overall vote-getter in the first round — New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge — already earned a spot. Springer narrowly missed out on the win, garnering 20 percent of the vote — two percentage points behind the Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton. Kirk received a whopping 74 percent of the vote over Jose Trevino of the Yankees, while Guerrero received 66 percent of the vote against Ty France of the Seattle Mariners. The pitchers and reserves will be revealed on Sunday. They are determined by player ballot choices and the commissioner’s office. Blue Jays ace Alec Manoa and closer Jordan Romano figure to compete for spots. Guerrero is going to the All-Star Game for the second year in a row, while Kirk will make his mid-summer classic debut. “Very emotional, for me and for the whole family. We’re very, very close and we can’t believe it yet,” Kirk said before Friday’s game in Seattle. Kirk is slashing .312/.399/.491 with 10 homers and 33 RBI, while Guerrero is hitting .268/.350/.490 with 19 homers and 54 RBI. The All-Star Game is July 19 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Toronto’s record for players in an All-Star game is seven in 1993. 2022 All-Star Game Starters American League C: Alexander Kirk (Toronto Blue Jays) 1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays) 2B: Jose Altuve (Houston Astros) 3B: Rafael Devers (Boston Red Sox) SS: Tim Anderson (Chicago White Sox) OF: Aaron Judge (Young York Yankees, Giancarlo Stanton (New York Yankees), Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels) DH: Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels) National League C: Willson Contreras (Chicago Cubs) 1B: Paul Goldschmidt (St. Louis Cardinals) 2B: Jazz Chisholm Jr. (Miami Marlins) 3B: Manny Machado (San Diego Padres) SS: Trea Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers) EC: Ronald Acuña Jr. (Atlanta Braves), Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers), Joc Pederson (San Francisco GiantsDH: Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies)
