Detroit Tigers' Gleyber Torres leads AL second basemen in first update of All-Star voting
Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres appears on his way to becoming a starter for the American League in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 15, as he leads all AL second basemen on the first ballot update.
The season's first update was released by MLB on Monday, June 17.
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Torres has received 535,079 votes, ranking ahead of Baltimore Orioles' Jackson Holliday (499,093), Houston Astros' Jose Altuve (446,787) and New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. (250,416). The 28-year-old previously made the All-Star Game in 2018 and 2019.
Fans can vote for position players (but not pitchers) on MLB.com.
The Tigers haven't had a second baseman make the All-Star Game since Ian Kinsler in 2014; a Tigers second baseman hasn't made it via fan voting since Plácido Polanco in 2007.
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There are two phases of fan voting for the 2025 All-Star Game.
In Phase 1, which lasts until June 26 (with fans allowed to vote online five times a day), the position player with the most overall votes automatically earns a starting spot. For the AL, that's expected to be Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, currently at 1,568,527 votes. Additionally, the top two vote-getters at each position, plus the top six outfielders, advance to the second round of voting.
In Phase 2, all vote totals reset, and fans select the remaining starters from the smaller pool of players who advanced to the second round. The winners of these vote will be announced July 2.
Pitchers — including reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, an All-Star last season — and reserves are selected through a combination of player voting and choices made by the commissioner's office. The full All-Star rosters will be announced July 6.
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In 2025, the Tigers have three players on track to advance to the second round of fan voting: Torres at second and Riley Greene and Javier Báez in the outfield.
Greene, who made the team as a reserve last season, ranks in second among AL outfielders with 675,070 votes, trailing only Judge. The remaining four outfielders in position to advance to the second round: The Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (475,265), the Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan (457,882), Báez (421,342) and the Yankees' Cody Bellinger (416,858).
Fellow Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter ranks seventh with 380,985 votes.
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The Tigers have representation at other positions: Catcher Dillon Dingler ranks third with 316,401 votes, trailing the Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh (1,043,168) and Toronto Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk (370,460); first baseman Spencer Torkelson ranks fourth with 426,283 votes, trailing the Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt (667,258), Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (614,726) and Tampa Bay Rays' Jonathan Aranda (483,290).
Meanwhile, Zach McKinstry (235,189) ranks fourth among third basemen, Colt Keith (166,230) is sixth among designated hitters, and Trey Sweeney is eighth among shortstops (150,787).
For now, the Tigers seem likely to have at least three All-Stars: Skubal, Torres and Greene, with Báez, Dingler, Torkelson and Carpenter on the bubble.
The Tigers haven't had a player selected to the All-Star Game by fans since Miguel Cabrera in 2015. Their most recent season with three All-Stars also came in 2015, when shortstop José Iglesias, outfielder J.D. Martinez and pitcher David Price joined Cabrera for the game, played in Cincinnati.
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