Baseball: Ohtani, Judge earn automatic All-Star starting spots
DENVER (Kyodo) -- Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is set to start as the National League's designated hitter at the July 15 MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta.
Ohtani and New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge were the National and American League's top overall vote-getters, with 3,967,668 and 4,012,983 votes, respectively, the results of Phase 1 of the All-Star vote showed Thursday.
That gives the two reigning MVPs automatic spots in their leagues' starting lineups.
Ohtani led a league in overall votes for the first time since he topped the AL in 2023, his final season with the Los Angeles Angels.
The Japanese slugger will make his fifth consecutive All-Star appearance as the starting DH.
Voting to determine the other starting position players will start Phase 2 on Monday and conclude on Wednesday.
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