The former Alabama Mr. Baseball is among the two finalists to start at shortstop for the American League.
Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson connects at the plate during an American League game against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday, June 24, 2024, in Baltimore.Harper in the National League and Judge in the American League earned their starting spots as the leading vote-getters in Phase 1 of fan balloting for the all-star lineups.
Fans will choose between Henderson and the Kansas City Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. as starting shortstop for the American League.Henderson was Alabama’s Mr. Baseball for 2019 while playing for Morgan Academy, and the Orioles selected him from his Selma high school in the second round of the draft that year. In 2023, Henderson won the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award by unanimous vote and took home the Silver Slugger Award for utility players in the American League.
Online fan voting in Phase 2 will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday and conclude at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The winners of this portion of the balloting will be the starters for the All-Star Game.Shortstop:Jurickson Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres; Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers; Teoscar Hernandez, Los Angeles Dodgers; Brandon Marsh and Nick Castellanos, Philadelphia Phillies.The starting lineups will be announced at 6 p.m. July 3 on ESPN.
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