MLB All-Star Game voting is a bit more complicated than the days when ushers handed out paper ballots at the ballpark and fans spent the next few innings poking little holes in them, leaving the stands strewn with tiny paper dots.
The first portion of this year's outcomes was revealed Thursday, when the leading vote-getter in each league was identified and the finalists for the other starting spots were announced. The Phase 1 winners were no surprise: Shohei Ohtani in the American League (as a DH) and outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. in the National League were selected as automatic starters on July 11 in Seattle.