Japanese baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has earned the most votes across both leagues in Major League Baseball's All-Star fan voting for the first time since entering the majors.
The MLB Commissioner's Office announced Friday, Korea time, that Ohtani received 3,341,257 votes in the first tally of the 2026 All-Star Game fan voting, ranking first in overall votes across all of MLB.
It is the first time Ohtani has finished first in total votes across both the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) since his big-league debut in 2018. He recorded the most votes in the AL in 2023 and in the NL in 2025.
With this result, Ohtani became the first to clinch a starting spot at NL designated hitter, regardless of the second round of voting. MLB grants the top vote-getter in each league's first round an exemption from the runoff voting along with a starting berth in the All-Star Game. As a result, Ohtani will appear on the All-Star stage for a sixth consecutive year through this season, following his 2021 appearance as the first two-way player in major-league history to play in the All-Star Game.
This season, "Pitcher Ohtani" has made 13 starts, throwing 79⅔ innings with an 8-2 record and a 1.58 ERA. "Hitter Ohtani" has appeared in 77 games, posting a .295 batting average (81 hits), 17 home runs, 46 RBIs, and a .963 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage).
Meanwhile, in the AL, Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement was selected as the league's top vote-getter with 3,232,932 votes.
In MLB All-Star fan voting, the top vote-getter in each league clinches a starting spot in the first round, while the remaining positions are decided through a second round of voting among the top two candidates (six for outfielders).
This year's MLB All-Star Game will be held next month on the 15th at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies.
