New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice is second in the American League first-base All-Star vote after MLB released its latest numbers on 15 June 2026.
The latest AL first-base voting update has Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr leading the position with 603,014 votes.
Rice is second with 509,830 votes, leaving him 93,184 behind Guerrero despite a start to the season that has made his All-Star case difficult to ignore.
Ben Rice trails Vladimir Guerrero Jr despite stronger Yankees production
The voting numbers have sparked frustration because Rice’s production compares strongly with Guerrero’s at the same position.
Rice was listed with a 172 wRC+ compared with Guerrero’s 108, a significant gap in offensive output.
That does not alter the fan vote. Guerrero remains first, and Rice remains second.
But it does explain why Rice’s position in the voting has been described as disappointing given the level he has reached for New York this season.
The word snub is easy to understand from that context, but the numbers show this is still an active voting race rather than a final exclusion.
All-Star race underlines Ben Rice’s rapid rise with the Yankees
Rice’s position also shows how quickly his profile has grown.
He is not outside the picture. He is second among American League first basemen, with more than half a million votes already recorded.
Rice was already listed among the Yankees players in All-Star contention, and the latest update has pushed his case into sharper focus.
MLB’s process still leaves room for movement, with All-Star voting continuing through the league’s published format.
For now, Guerrero leads the race. Rice’s production, however, has ensured that his second-place standing will remain one of the clearest talking points around the AL first-base vote.
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