The Philadelphia Phillies had three players chose to begin for the Public Association in the Top pick Game on July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, MLB declared on Wednesday.
First baseman Bryce Harper was at that point in after he secured his position last week when he was the main vote-getter in the NL.
Shortstop Trea Turner and third baseman Alec Bohm were selected as starters through phase two voting, which ended at noon eastern on Wednesday.
Turner was up against injured Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts. Still, it was a close vote as they were each at 50% after Tuesday’s results. But Turner pulled ahead in the final day.
This will be Turner’s third All-Star appearance, his first since 2022 and his third with a different team (Washington, 2021, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2022).
Bohm is making his most memorable Elite player Game appearance and had an agreeable lead on San Diego’s Manny Machado going into the last day of casting a ballot. Bohm had the most votes in stage one democratic at third base and was one of a small bunch of players with at least 3,000,000 votes in the underlying fan vote.
The other Phillies finalists didn’t progress however could be chosen as stores.
Milwaukee catcher William Contreras beat Philadelphia’s J.T. Realmuto, who wouldn’t have the option to play whenever chose because of his recuperation from knee medical procedure. Realmuto won’t be back until after the Top pick break. Assigned hitter Kyle Schwarber lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani at assigned hitter.
Phillies outfielders Brandon Marsh and Nick Castellanos failed to finish among the top three players in voting at that position. San Diego’s Jurickson Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr., along with Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich advanced.
The only position battle that didn’t involve a Phillies player was second base, where Arizona’s Ketel Marte beat San Diego’s Luis Arraez.
The American League starting infield included Baltimore catcher Adley Rutschman, Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Houston second baseman Jose Altuve, Baltimore shortstop Gunnar Henderson and Cleveland third baseman José Ramírez. The outfielders are the New York Yankees’ duo of Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, along with Cleveland’s Steven Kwan. Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is the designated hitter.
The stores and the pitching staffs will be reported on Sunday. Those determinations depend on a player vote and choices by MLB.
The Elite player celebrations start on Friday, July 12, with the HBCU Swingman Exemplary at Globe Life Field. Saturday brings the MLB Prospects game, with future Phillies stars Aidan Mill operator and Justin Crawford chose to partake. The MLB Draft begins on Sunday, trailed by the Grand slam Derby on Monday and the Elite player Game on Tuesday.
