MLB All-Star voting results for 2026: Phase 1 counts, Phase 2 percentages
MLB All-Star voting results for 2026 came in two phases, with vote counts published in Phase 1 and percentages in Phase 2. MLB Network announced the finalists on June 25, and voting ended at 12:00 p.m. ET on July 2, 2026. The full rosters, starters and reserves, were scheduled for a Selection Show on July 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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Where MLB posts the current list of ballot results
MLB published the 2026 ballot results on its own website, one article per update, and announced the finalists on MLB Network. The first-round article says it carries the complete standings for Phase 1 of fan voting as of the second ballot update on June 22.
The official list is the league's own: its website carried the standings, MLB Network carried the finalist reveal, and a Selection Show on FOX carried the roster announcement. The rules and dates sit on the ballot page. Press releases call the 2026 ballot the KONAMI eBaseball MLB All-Star Ballot.
A figure repeated elsewhere is only as good as its label. The articles name the round and the update, and a number that drops those labels cannot be placed.
Voting leaders: Ohtani's 3,341,257 and Clement's 3,232,932
Ohtani and Clement were the two overall leaders, one in each league. Ohtani's Phase 1 total is the one the league describes as the most votes of any player in 2026. It adds that he was selected as an All-Star for the sixth time, and that he paced the Majors in voting for the first time in his career.
Clement's 3,232,932 led American League players in the first round, and the league's article on him draws the consequence: he skipped the second round entirely and took the starting spot at second base. Together, Ohtani and Clement wrapped up the first round as the top overall vote-getters in their leagues, which earned both an automatic starting spot.
The full leaderboard, every position with its counts, sits in the June 22 update. Only the leaders' figures are reported here.
Standings while voting ran: counts in Phase 1, percentages in Phase 2
During Phase 1, the updates listed complete standings with vote counts. The second ballot update of June 22 is the one labelled complete standings, and it ranks players by raw totals, so one player's count can be set beside another's.
Phase 2 changed the format. The second update for that round listed one race as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays at 57% and Ben Rice of the Yankees at 43%. A share shows who leads and by how much, and it gives no count: nothing in a 57 to 43 split says how many ballots stand behind it.
That update was published before voting closed on July 2, so the 57% and 43% are in-progress figures, and no final percentage is given. The standings were numbered snapshots, the second ballot update for the first round and the second update for the next, and each figure is a snapshot as of its own update.
Next update: no date after the 2026 ballot closed
MLB's 2026 pages name no date for a further update. Voting ended at 12:00 p.m. ET on July 2, 2026, and the roster announcement was scheduled for July 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET, the two dates that close out the 2026 ballot.
The league used three places in 2026 to announce dates, finalists and rosters: its ballot page for rules and dates, MLB Network for the finalist reveal and the Selection Show for the rosters. A date for any later ballot is the league's to announce.
Ballot results: automatic starters and the players who advanced
The first round of the ballot sorted players three ways. The overall leading vote-getter in each league took an automatic spot in the starting lineup. The top two vote-getters at each position, and the top six outfielders, in each league advanced to the second round. Every other player ended there.
The second round started from zero, which is why the 57% and 43% in the table cannot be added to any first-round count.
The ballot results cover starters only. The updates do not say who picks the reserves and pitchers; the full rosters, starters and reserves, were scheduled for the Selection Show on July 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
Deadline date: each phase closed at noon ET
The 2026 ballot had two phases, and each ended at 12:00 p.m. ET: the first on June 25 and the second on July 2, 2026. A ballot that reached the league after noon ET on a closing date fell outside its phase.
The first opened at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 3 and ran to June 25. The second opened at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 29, and the league calls it a three-day window. Between them sat the finalist reveal on MLB Network, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET on June 25.
Today nothing is open: the last phase in the ballot wording ended on July 2, 2026. A count or percentage read now is a dated snapshot or a final total, and its update label says which.
What a total counts: ballots inside MLB's allowance
A vote total is a count of ballots, and the league caps how many one fan can cast. The first-round allowance was up to five ballots per 24-hour period. The second-round allowance was one per 24-hour period on MLB platforms, with a ceiling of four submissions per valid email address, one per daily voting window.
That is why 3,341,257 is a sum of ballots, and the standings give no separate figure for the fans behind it.
Platform rules and disqualification follow from the allowance. A ballot outside it, or from an email address that is not valid in the second round, falls outside the rule the league published, and whether it voids or flags such a ballot is its decision. The standings carry no figure for rejected ballots. Its wording does not describe how it spots a fake ballot, which leaves no basis for a claim about detection either way.
Because the league alone counts and publishes the standings, no outside party can change a total or secure a player a starting spot.
| Figure | Value | Date and update |
|---|---|---|
| Ohtani, June 22 update | 2,310,735 votes | As of June 22, 2026, ballot update |
| Ohtani, final Phase 1 total | 3,341,257 votes | Finalists announcement, June 25, 2026 |
| Clement, American League leader | 3,232,932 votes | League article; first round ended June 25, 2026 |
| One Phase 2 race, second update | Guerrero Jr. 57%, Rice 43% | Published before voting closed July 2, 2026 |
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June 3: voting opens at noon ET
The ballot rules set the first phase to begin at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 3, 2026, and to end at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 25, 2026.
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June 22: second ballot update
The league published the complete Phase 1 standings, with vote counts, as of its second ballot update. Shohei Ohtani led all players with 2,310,735 votes.
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June 25: finalists revealed on MLB Network
The top two vote-getters at each position and the top six outfielders in each league were scheduled for reveal at 6:00 p.m. ET, and MLB Network announced the finalists that evening. Each league's leading vote-getter skipped the next round with an automatic starting spot.
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June 29 to July 2: the second round runs
Phase 2 ran from 12:00 p.m. ET on June 29 to 12:00 p.m. ET on July 2, 2026, with totals reset. Its second update showed percentages instead of counts.
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July 4: the roster show
The full rosters, starters and reserves, were scheduled for the Selection Show on July 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
Fast answers
When is the next MLB All-Star voting update?
MLB's 2026 pages name no date for a next update; voting ended at 12:00 p.m. ET on July 2, 2026. The rosters, starters and reserves, were scheduled for the Selection Show on July 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
How are the starters selected?
Fans select the starters through the ballot in two rounds. In the first, the leading vote-getter in each league takes an automatic starting spot, and the top two at each position, plus the top six outfielders, advance to a second round of fan voting with totals reset.
Who picks the reserves and pitchers?
The league's ballot updates do not say who picks the reserves and pitchers. They cover the starters: the fan ballot asks for the starters fans want to see, and the reserves are named with the starters on the July 4 Selection Show.
Which figures does MLB publish for the All-Star ballot, counts or percentages?
MLB published vote counts in Phase 1 and percentages in Phase 2. The June 22 update listed counts, such as 2,310,735 for Shohei Ohtani, while a later update listed 57% and 43% for one race.
Who led the 2026 MLB All-Star voting?
Shohei Ohtani led all players in Phase 1 with 3,341,257 votes, and Ernie Clement led American League players with 3,232,932. Both earned automatic starting spots as the top overall vote-getters in their leagues.
Do Phase 1 vote totals carry over into Phase 2?
No. The launch press release states that vote totals reset, so Phase 1 totals do not carry over. Finalists began the second round from zero, and its standings appeared as percentages.
References
- mlb.com. mlb.com/press-release/press-release-finalists-announced-for-2026-konami-ebaseball-mlb-all-star-ballot.
- mlb.com. mlb.com/press-release/press-release-major-league-baseball-and-the-philadelphia-phillies-launch-the-2026-konami-ebaseball-tm-mlb-all-star-ballot.
- mlb.com. mlb.com/news/2026-mlb-all-star-game-ballot-phase-2-second-update.
- mlb.com. mlb.com/news/2026-mlb-all-star-ballot-second-update.
- mlb.com. mlb.com/news/ernie-clement-2026-leading-al-vote-getter-all-star-starter-at-second-base.
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Each organiser's own terms decide which votes are valid, and an organiser can void votes or disqualify an entry. ITV's Love Island terms limit each registered mobile number to one vote per voting event and rule out any method the terms do not state. America's Got Talent asks voters to register and accept its official voting rules, with a cap of ten votes per act, per voting method, per voting window. The American Music Awards decided each winner by the total of valid votes in the category.
Organisers write an ordinary voter down in numbers. The American Music Awards allowed up to 30 votes per award per day on each voting platform, the NASCAR All-Star Race fan vote allowed five a day per unique email address, and the iHeartRadio Music Awards allowed 50 a day per category. A crowd of separate voters stays inside limits like these and arrives day by day, with busier days when an organiser opens a boost. This describes how organisers count; it is not a way around a check.
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