It’ll be up to MLB players and the commissioner’s office to decide if A’s closer Mason Miller will be an All-Star later this summer, but the fans’ annual opportunity to vote for their favorite position players (A’s or otherwise) is underway.
MLB launched Phase 1 of the voting process on Wednesday. Fans can vote as many as five times over a 24-hour period until 9 a.m. on June 27 at MLB.com and on the league’s app to determine the top six outfielders and top two players at every other position for both leagues.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JULY 11: Brent Rooker #25 of the Oakland Athletics talks with Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves during the 93rd MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at T-Mobile Park on July 11, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Phase two runs from June 30 until July 3 to determine the American League and National League starting position players for the July 16 All-Star Game at the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field in Arlington.
Pitchers and reserves – 23 for each league — will be selected by the Commissioner’s Office after a vote by the players determines the pool of potential candidates.
Miller, the A’s hard-throwing rookie closer, figures to be included in the players’ pool of candidates. Miller has converted 10 of 11 save opportunities and he leads the majors with an average of 17.65 strikeouts per nine innings.
Mason Miller, shown here in a file photo (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Designated hitter Brent Rooker was the A’s lone representative at last season’s game in Seattle and he’s on the ballot again. If Rooker makes the team, he’ll be the first player to represent the A’s in multiple All-Star games since Stephen Vogt in 2015-16.
The other A’s position players on this year’s ballot are:
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Shea Langeliers (catcher), J.D. Davis (first base), Zack Gelof (second base), Abraham Toro (third base), Max Schuemann (shortstop) and outfielders Miguel Andujar, JJ Bleday and Seth Brown.
The A’s haven’t had multiple All-Stars since 2021 when first baseman Matt Olson and pitcher Paul Blackburn were picked for the game at Coors Field.
Josh Donaldson was the last A’s player to start an All-Star Game, when he was one of seven Oakland representatives at Target Field in Minneapolis for the 2014 midsummer classic.
– Spanish-language balloting is available at MLB.com/vota.
