The first phase of All-Star fan voting ended Thursday, and Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman is one step closer to potentially starting the Midsummer Classic for the American League.

Rutschman will face Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim in the second phase of voting, during which fans will determine who will start July 11 at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.

Although Rutschman led Heim by a significant margin in the latest update, the vote totals from the first phase don’t carry over to the second. Voting will restart at noon Monday and end at noon Thursday, with fans allowed to vote once per 24-hour period.

Rutschman, 25, is slashing .272/.382/.425 — good for an .808 OPS — with 10 home runs, 32 RBIs and an AL-leading 49 walks. Heim, 27, has the same number of home runs as Rutschman (10) with 22 more RBIs as part of the Rangers’ MLB-best offense. Heim’s .792 OPS is slightly worse than Rutschman’s, but his 2.6 WAR ranks best among AL catchers.

Rutschman, in his second season, and Heim, in his fourth, are both aiming for their first All-Star Game appearance. If Rutschman wins, he would be the third Orioles catcher to start an All-Star Game, joining Terry Kennedy (1987) and Gus Triandos (1958 and 1959). Matt Wieters was voted as the starter in 2014 but was unable to play because of an injury.

Rutschman was the only Orioles player to advance.

The winners at each position will be revealed next Thursday at 7 p.m. on ESPN.

The rest of the All-Star rosters, including pitchers and reserves, will be determined by player voting and the Commissioner’s Office. Starter Tyler Wells and relievers Yennier Cano and Félix Bautista are the most likely Orioles pitchers to receive All-Star consideration.

Baltimore Sun reporter Nathan Ruiz contributed to this article.

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