Jazz Chisholm Jr. Holds Fifth With 230,846 All-Star Votes

Jazz Chisholm Jr. sits fifth among American League second basemen in MLB’s first All-Star voting update, and the Yankees infielder has 230,846 votes. He is still close enough to move into the Phase 2 runoff if his push over the final stretch of Phase 1 holds.

Chisholm In Fifth Place

MLB released the first update of the ballot, and Chisholm’s place in the standings gives him a real path forward rather than a dead end. The top two vote-getters at every other position advance to Phase 2, so fifth is not where he wants to be, but it is not out of reach with Phase 1 running through June 25th.

Ezequiel Duran is the player he has to chase right now. The Rangers second baseman is in second place with 287,996 votes, a gap that shows how much ground Chisholm still has to cover if he wants to break into the runoff.

Ezequiel Duran's Lead

The vote total matters because Chisholm has already climbed enough to stay visible in the race. After a terrible start, he has looked much more like himself over the last several weeks, and that recent form is the reason he can still be mentioned in the same conversation as the players ahead of him.

He will need that stretch to continue. The update leaves him outside the top two, but still in the mix as fans keep voting before Phase 1 closes on June 25th. A strong finish would give him a chance to turn a fifth-place spot into a place in the runoff.

June 25th Vote Window

For Chisholm, the next step is simple: keep piling up votes and keep playing well enough to stay in the race. The first update shows the size of the climb, but it also shows that the climb is still alive.