The first round of All-Star voting is complete. Two Orioles are officially moving on to the second and final round. Ryan O’Hearn led all vote-getters for the AL’s designated hitter position, with Jackson Holliday finishing as the runner-up behind Gleyber Torres at second base.
Under the relatively recent gimmick of MLB’s two-round All-Star voting system, the first round of voting is meant to winnow each position down to two (six outfielders). A second round of voting then takes place with only those finalists as the choices. This second round is what determines who makes it onto the roster as an All-Star starter.