Phase 2 of voting for All-Star starters is underway, and Fernando Tatis Jr. -- the leading vote-getter at shortstop after Phase 1 -- is looking to cement an automatic trip to Denver. Help make it happen.

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You can vote NOW up until Thursday at 11 a.m. PT. The All-Star starters will be announced on Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPN. Pitchers and reserves will be revealed on July 4 at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN. The All-Star Game is July 13 on FOX.

Results were announced on Sunday morning, with Tatis joining Javier Báez and Brandon Crawford among the top three National League shortstops.

No Padres position player has started an All-Star Game since Tony Gwynn earned the nod in right field in 1998. (That does not count Wil Myers, who was not voted into his starting role but was selected as DH for the 2016 Midsummer Classic.)

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Tatis, however, was the only Padre to finish in the top three at his respective position this year (or the top nine in the outfield). Notably, two of Tatis' fellow infielders did not advance to the second phase of voting. Second baseman Jake Cronenworth and third baseman Manny Machado entered play Sunday leading all NL players on the ballot in bWAR at their respective positions.

Trent Grisham and Tommy Pham were also candidates to advance to the second phase, missing out despite their solid first halves. Their exclusion only means that they won't be voted into a starting role. It's still possible that any of that group will be named to the team as a bench player.

The Padres also have a handful of pitchers who are candidates to be selected for the All-Star Game, which will take place July 13 on FOX at Coors Field -- namely Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove and Mark Melancon.

It seems a near certainty that the Padres will find themselves in unfamiliar territory when rosters are announced. They haven't sent more than two players to the All-Star Game since 2007.

It'll be tough for the Padres to equal the franchise record of seven All-Stars set in 1985 -- but not impossible, if, say, Musgrove, Pham and Grisham continue making a case.

But aside from 1985, the Padres have only had five All-Stars once, in '92. That number certainly seems attainable.

As for Tatis, he enters the final round of voting as a heavy favorite. Tatis is making an early MVP case, entering Sunday hitting .294/.375/.697, while leading the National League with 25 home runs.

Tatis withdrew his name from consideration for the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Friday night, citing the health of his left shoulder. But he noted that he would be a very willing participant in the All-Star Game.

"That's going to be a dream come true, if we make it happen," Tatis said.