Dodgers News: Seven Dodgers Lead in First 2025 All-Star Ballot Update

LOS ANGELES, CA— The first official voting update for the 2025 Major League All-Star Game has been posted, and the Los Angeles Dodgers have several players in the running for representation at this year’s mid-summer Classic.

For those unfamiliar, we are currently in Phase One of the voting, which ends on June 26th. Only the top two players in each position (top six outfielders) will qualify and move on to the Phase Two voting, which determines the starters for the game.

The top vote leaders in each league will jump to the second round of voting and be inserted as starters.

So, where do the players on the Dodgers rank in the first update? Well, they’re being represented handsomely.

Ohtani Leads the National League in Voting

Unsurprisingly, Shohei Ohtani leads all National League players in vote totals across all ballots, tallying up 1.3 million votes, leading the designated hitter category by nearly twice the amount of the second-getter, Rafael Devers, who was just traded to the San Francisco Giants yesterday.

Ohtani is having another terrific season in year two in Dodger Blue with a .297/.393/.642 slash line, 1.034 OPS, 189 OPS+, ranking third in bWAR (3.6) and leading the National League in home runs with twenty-five on the year.

And for the first time in nearly two years, the three-time Most Valuable Player Award winner has returned to the mound, joining the Dodgers’ starting rotation, and should be on track to make four starts before the All-Star break.

Freeman, Smith & Hernández Lead their Respective Positions

While Ohtani is the leading vote-getter in the National League and on his way to a guaranteed starting spot in the 2025 All-Star game in Atlanta, he’s also on track to be joined by a few of his teammates.

Leading the National League at catcher by a good margin with 1.1 million votes is Will Smith, who, despite the hot start from Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly, is having a career year, slashing .317/.419/.489 with a 158 wRC+ and 2.4 fWAR.

At first base, Freddie Freeman is leading the pack over Pete Alonso of the New York Mets. Despite missing a good chunk of games this season, Freeman leads the National League in batting average (.332) and ranks third in OPS (.958) during his age thirty-five season.

For the second straight year since joining the Dodgers, Teoscar Hernández is on track to start in the All-Star Game. Hernández, 32, has a 124 wRC+ in fifty-seven games this season and, despite missing a few weeks on the injured list in May, ranks seventh in the NL with fifty RBIs this season.

Betts, Muncy, Edman in the Running

While Smith, Freeman, and Hernández are in prime position in Phase One of the voting, there are a few Dodgers who are narrowly trailing.

Ranking in second at shortstop is Mookie Betts, who, despite not living up to his expectations with the bat this season (.267/.352/.414, 119 wRC+), has had an astounding transition to shortstop. Betts only trails Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets by four hundred thousand votes, but should move on to the Phase Two round.

Despite a sluggish start to the 2025 season, Max Muncy is second in voting for third base in the National League behind Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres. However, since putting on glasses on April 30th, Muncy has a .282 batting average with thirty-five hits, nine home runs, thirty-one RBIs, and twenty runs scored in thirty-nine games.

Coming in at second place in the National League voting for second base is utilityman Tommy Edman, who trails Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Like Hernández, Edman missed time on the injured list due to an injured ankle but has a 105 wRC+ and is on pace to set a new career-high in home runs.

Andy Pages’ Campaign Starts Now

Rounding out the National League All-Star ballot in the outfield is second-year player Andy Pages, who is having his breakout season in Los Angeles after a rough start to the season.

Pages, 24, has a .281/.320/.480 slash line with a 123 wRC+, thirteen home runs, and a 2.5 fWAR in sixty-eight games for Los Angeles this season.

Despite some question marks on defense in centerfield coming into the season, Pages have exceeded expectations, ranking in the 96th percentile in OAA, 98th percentile in Arm Value, and 96th percentile in Arm strength.

Pages has been an invaluable member of the Dodgers’ offense, ranking second in RBIs (46), second in stolen bases (6), and third in hits (72).

Pages is also coming off a fantastic game, single-handedly helping the Dodgers pick up a series win over their National League West rival, the San Francisco Giants, driving in four runs, including a go-ahead three-run home run in the fifth inning on Sunday.

Currently, Pages ranks seventh among National League outfielders in All-Star voting behind Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves, who has missed more than half the season recovering from his ACL injury. Asked about his potential to make the team, Pages remained humble. “I don’t think about that,” he said. “I just go out every day and give the best of myself. If I’m an All-Star, great. If not, that’s okay too.”

His manager, Dave Roberts, was more effusive in his praise, though realistic about the relatively unknown Pages’ chances to make the team. When asked whether or not his centerfielder was an All-Star, Roberts replied, “he’s playing like it right now. That’s up to the fans, but he’s playing All-Star baseball, yes.”

The time is now for Dodger Fans to start the campaign to get Andy Pages to the All-Star game, and you can help by voting for the Dodgers on the MLB.com All-Star ballot website.

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