 He also was the leading vote-getter during the first phase in 2022. He became the 11th player to lead the majors in votes on multiple occasions since fan balloting resumed in 1970, joining Ken Griffey Jr., Rod Carew, Ichiro Suzuki, and Hank Aaron, Jose Batista, Johnny Bench, Albert Pujols, Gal Ripken Jr., Alex Rodriguez, and Ozzie Smith.