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It’s not easy to make back-to-back All-Star Games. Only the very best players can repeat All-Star-caliber production year after year, and even then, injuries or slow starts can mean the difference between representing your league on a national stage and taking a four-day break in mid-July.

Starting consecutive All-Star Games is even more difficult, as few players can perennially remain the best in their league at their position and continuously top the fan vote.

So which position players who topped All-Star ballots in 2022 are likely to hold down their starting spots for this year’s event on July 11 in Seattle?

When Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah realized Jeremy Peña’s bunt down the third-base line was going to stay fair, he attempted to blow the baseball into foul territory. The ball did not cooperate.

Indiana State’s Adam Pottinger appeared to have made an incredible home run robbery. He even started casually jogging toward the infield. And then he revealed that his glove was empty!

A day after starting at shortstop, Kiké Hernández was out in center field robbing a home run to secure the No. 1 spot on Top Plays.

Nationals infielders CJ Abrams and Dominic Smith sat down for a Q&A to chat about all the things they’re doing and thinking away from the field.

Join Mark DeRosa, Robert Flores and Lauren Shehadi for MLB Central, weekdays on MLB Network at 9 a.m. ET.

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