The catcher and first baseman will start alongside teammate Shohei Ohtani (DH), but second baseman Tommy Edman, shortstop Mookie Betts, third baseman Max Muncy and outfielders Teoscar Hernández and Andy Pages get outvoted during Phase 2 and won’t start.
Will Smith and Freddie Freeman followed Shohei Ohtani’s lead into the National League’s starting lineup for the All-Star Game later this month at Atlanta.
In Phase 2 of the voting process, Smith won the fan vote to start for the NL at catcher and Freeman did the same at first base. They edged Carson Kelly of the Chicago Cubs and Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, respectively.
Shohei Ohtani already was named the starter at designated hitter as the highest overall vote getter in the NL through Phase 1 of the voting process.
The fan vote gives the Dodgers three All-Star Game starters for the third time in the past four seasons. The Detroit Tigers are the only other team with three starters this season.
“Hopefully we get a couple more,” Manager Dave Roberts said, in reference to this weekend’s announcement of All-Star Game reserves and pitchers. “I think they’ve all had great first halves and it’s great to know three guys are starting. So hopefully we get a couple, three more.”
Freeman, Mookie Betts (outfield) and J.D. Martinez (designated hitter) were named NL All-Star game starters in 2023. Clayton Kershaw (starting pitcher) Trea Turner (shortstop) and Betts were All-Star starters in 2022.
The Dodgers had seven players advance to Phase 2 of the voting, but five did not get starting nods for the July 15 game.
