Arenado, Carroll Need Votes to Shine in 2026 MLB All-Star Update

Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and the Astros’ Yordan Alvarez are the leading vote-getters for the National League and American League, respectively, in our first update of the 2026 MLB All-Star Ballot. If that’s still the case when Phase 1 of the voting concludes on June 25 at noon ET, Ohtani and Alvarez will automatically receive starting spots at designated hitter in their respective leagues for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July…