Reds’ Elly De La Cruz behind 3 NL shortstops in first All-Star ballot update

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz will need some help from the fans to advance to the next phase of voting for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.In an update released Monday by MLB, De La Cruz ranks fourth among National League shortstops with 312,538 votes.De La Cruz trails behind the New York Mets’ Francisco Lindor (1,019,273 votes), the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts (597,188) and the Philadelphia Phillies’ Trea Turner (348,053) among NL shortstops.The top two vote-getters at each infield position (and top six outfielders) will advance to Phase Two of the voting process, when the starters in each league will be voted on. The next phase of voting begins on June 30, with Phase One concluding on June 26.Voting during the first phase can be done five times each day, per email address. Fans will vote for one player in the American and National Leagues at each infield position and three players from each league in the outfield.A hot month of June has helped De La Cruz, 23, regain his standing as one of the league’s most productive players at shortstop.Entering Monday, De La Cruz leads NL shortstops in home runs (16), stolen bases (20), runs scored (57) and runs batted in (50.) His 2.3 WAR ranks fourth at the position, behind Lindor, Turner and the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Geraldo Perdomo.

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Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz will need some help from the fans to advance to the next phase of voting for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

In an update released Monday by MLB, De La Cruz ranks fourth among National League shortstops with 312,538 votes.

De La Cruz trails behind the New York Mets’ Francisco Lindor (1,019,273 votes), the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts (597,188) and the Philadelphia Phillies’ Trea Turner (348,053) among NL shortstops.

The top two vote-getters at each infield position (and top six outfielders) will advance to Phase Two of the voting process, when the starters in each league will be voted on. The next phase of voting begins on June 30, with Phase One concluding on June 26.

Voting during the first phase can be done five times each day, per email address. Fans will vote for one player in the American and National Leagues at each infield position and three players from each league in the outfield.

A hot month of June has helped De La Cruz, 23, regain his standing as one of the league’s most productive players at shortstop.

Entering Monday, De La Cruz leads NL shortstops in home runs (16), stolen bases (20), runs scored (57) and runs batted in (50.) His 2.3 WAR ranks fourth at the position, behind Lindor, Turner and the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Geraldo Perdomo.