For the first time in 21 months, Shohei Ohtani was able to do what makes him such an anomaly among big leaguers: pitch.

With 73 runs in the Dodgers' first 72 games of the season, Ohtani is on pace to set the modern NL record for runs in a season, with 164. It's a mark that only two players have achieved since 1900. Both played in the American League, and both are Hall of Famers: Babe Ruth in 1921 (177) and Lou Gehrig in 1936 (167).

Reigning MVPs Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers have surged to the top of the 2025 MLB All-Star Game fan voting, according to the first Phase 1 balloting update released by Major League Baseball.