On Monday night, the reigning National League MVP will pitch in a game for the first time since the summer of 2023, when he sustained a torn UCL.

Shohei Ohtani will become the first pitcher in the National League since 1953 to start a game on the mound and in the leadoff spot.

Aaron Judge 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.