At the plate, though, Ohtani actually has comparables. Judge, whose .378 average after the weekend is on pace to be the best of any qualified player in the 21st century, currently might be better.

Aaron Judge, the slugger who leads the majors in batting average, and Shohei Ohtani, who have combined to win five of the last eight Most Valuable Player awards, are lapping the rest of Major League Baseball in the first batch of All-Star Game balloting.

The MLB All-Star voting ballots have been revealed and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers have emerged as the top fan vote-getters in the American League and National League.