The 2023 edition of the MLB All-Star Game is getting closer and closer.
To keep us warmed up, the starters selection process is still underway.
We are currently in Phase 2 of the voting process, in which fans will vote (a maximum of once per day) until Thursday for one of two options at each position.
Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman is going toe-to-toe with Texas Rangers backstop Jonah Heim to see who starts the Midsummer Classic behind the plate.
The Orioles, of course, are making quite the campaign to get fans to vote for Rutschman, the players whose call-up last year helped shape an organizational change in culture.
Adley would share all of his fully loaded nachos with you, so make sure to vote for him.
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— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 28, 2023
Rutschman is one of MLB’s most popular catchers already.
The No. 1 pick of the 2019 MLB Draft, Rutschman has been everything the Orioles wanted and more.
He is their spiritual on-field leader, he has excellent communication and game-calling skills, he is a wizard behind the plate, and he is a very solid hitter, too.
This campaign, Rutschman is hitting .266/.378/.411 with 10 home runs and 11 doubles.
That’s better than the vast majority of catchers in baseball.
Heim has been marvelous, too, and the race is pretty close as of Wednesday afternoon.
Only Ronald Acuna Jr. and Shohei Ohtani have earned starting gigs to this point as the leading vote-getters in their respective leagues.
The starters for the All-Star Game will be revealed on Thursday night.
Both Heim and Rutschman are deserving candidates to start, but just being considered All-Stars has to be a nice feeling for both.
