Bellinger, Yelich top vote-getters in All-Star 'Primary'

Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers narrowly topped Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich for the most All-Star votes in the first round of balloting. Bellinger had 3,685,170 votes to 3,646,071 for Yelich. In the American League, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout garnered 3,370,499 votes to lead the way.

This is the first year fan balloting has been divided into two phases: "The Primary," which ended Friday and narrowed the choices, and "The Starters," which will be begin online next Wednesday at noon ET and close the following day at 4 p.m. ET. In the next round, voters will choose from three players at each position in each league except the outfield, which has nine candidates for three starters in each league.

Through Thursday, Bellinger led the National League in batting average (.358) and on-base percentage (.453). Yelich topped the NL in homers (28) and slugging percentage (.751). Trout was first in the American League in runs (60), on-base percentage (.464) and slugging percentage (.653). The 51 players in the next round represent 17 major league teams. Among them, 19 players are candidates for their first All-Star berth.

Winners will be announced Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. All-Star pitchers and reserves will be named on June 30, at 5:30 p.m. ET, also on ESPN. The All-Star Game will be played July 9 at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

Here are the final candidates, listed alphabetically:

CATCHER

AL Robinson Chirinos (Astros)

James McCann (White Sox) Gary Sanchez (Yankees)

NL Willson Contreras (Cubs)

Yasmani Grandal (Brewers) Brian McCann (Braves)

FIRST BASE AL

C.J. Cron (Twins) Carlos Santana (Indians)

Luke Voit (Yankees) NL

Josh Bell (Pirates) Freddie Freeman (Braves)

Anthony Rizzo (Cubs)

SECOND BASE

AL Jose Altuve (Astros)

Tommy La Stella (Angels) DJ LeMahieu (Yankees)

NL Ozzie Albies (Braves)

Ketel Marte (Diamondbacks) Mike Moustakas (Brewers)

SHORTSTOP AL

Carlos Correa (Astros) Jorge Polanco (Twins)

Gleyber Torres (Yankees) NL

Javier Baez (Cubs) Trevor Story (Rockies)

Dansby Swanson (Braves)

THIRD BASE

AL Alex Bregman (Astros)

Hunter Dozier (Royals) Gio Urshela (Yankees)

NL Nolan Arenado (Rockies)

Kris Bryant (Cubs) Josh Donaldson (Braves)

OUTFIELD AL

Mookie Betts (Red Sox) Michael Brantley (Astros)

Joey Gallo (Rangers) Aaron Judge (Yankees)

Austin Meadows (Rays) Josh Reddick (Astros)

Eddie Rosario (Twins) George Springer (Astros)

Mike Trout (Angels)

NL

Ronald Acuna Jr.(Braves) Albert Almora Jr. (Cubs)

Cody Bellinger (Dodgers) Charlie Blackmon (Rockies)

Jason Heyward (Cubs) Nick Markakis (Braves)

Joc Pederson (Dodgers) Kyle Schwarber (Cubs)

Christian Yelich (Brewers)

DESIGNATED HITTER

AL Nelson Cruz (Twins)

J.D. Martinez (Red Sox) Hunter Pence (Rangers)