Three Phillies, Judge, Soto, Ohtani among MLB All-Star starters - ESPN

The Philadelphia Phillies are sending three infielders to the MLB All-Star Game later this month, as Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Alec Bohm were among the starters named for the Midsummer Classic on Wednesday evening.

Turner won out over Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts in a close vote — although Betts wouldn't be able to play in the game because of a broken left hand. Meanwhile, Bohm will be making his first All-Star start after having won 70% of the final voting over San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado.

Harper, the National League's leading vote-getter, is currently nursing a left hamstring injury but is expected to play in the game.

«It's great for the organization,» Phillies manager Rob Thomson said.

The announcement of the All-Star starters came after phase 2 voting closed Wednesday afternoon. It featured the top two vote-getters at each position from phase 1 squaring off, with the loser relegated to potential reserve duty. All-Star reserves will be announced Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

«Hopefully [second baseman Bryson] Stott makes it as well,» Thomson said. «Atlanta had it last year where all four of their infielders made it.»

The New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Cleveland Guardians, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers and Padres each have two starters representing their respective teams.

For the American League, the Yankees' Aaron Judge and Juan Soto will start together in the outfield, along with the Guardians' Steven Kwan, who is making his first All-Star appearance and the first for a Cleveland outfielder since Juan Gonzalez in 2001.

The Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will start at first base, with the Astros' Jose Altuve at second, the Orioles' Gunnar Henderson at shortstop and