The first phase of voting for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game came to an end on Thursday afternoon. The only Met advancing to the next round and still eligible to compete for a starting spot is shortstop Francisco Lindor.
Lindor finished second at the position in the National League and will be going head-to-head with Orlando Arcia of the Braves in the second phase.
After a bit of a rough stretch at the plate, Lindor is finally starting to look like himself again. He’s hitting .263 with a .407 OBP, 1.144 OPS, two homers, five walks, and eight RBI over his last seven games.
Lindor is currently tied for the most home runs among shortstops in baseball with 14. He also leads the position with 43 runs scored and 51 RBI, which is currently tied for the third most in the National League.
Pete Alonso was the next closest Met to continuing on to the second phase, but he ultimately fell short. Freddie Freeman finished atop the list and Matt Olson beat out Alonso for second place by 175,153 votes.
Just because Alonso didn’t reach Phase 2 of voting, that doesn’t guarantee he won’t make the NL squad. Once the starters are chosen via the fan vote, the reserves are later chosen by the coaching staff.
For Lindor though, the second phase of voting will be on June 26 at 12 pm ET.