The Aaron Judge-Shohei Othani race to be baseball's best player has a clear leader
LOS ANGELES — This is undeniably a special time in baseball, with two of its greatest players ever — Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani — providing daily thrills.
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It's extra special when they are doing it in the same game, and even better when they are demonstrating their specialness nearly simultaneously.
Judge and Ohtani signaled from the start Friday — moments after the iconic opener, 'It's time for Dodger baseball!' — on one of those perfect L.A. nights that this mano-a-mano matchup just might be something to behold.
Judge took a cookie from Tony Gonsolin 446 feet out to their own version of the center-field black to give the Yankees (and Judge) the early lead.
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