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Shohei Ohtani
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Baseball has never seen anyone hit AND pitch like this. Japan's two-way phenomenon started the 2026 All-Star Game.
MLB's two-way phenomLed all of MLB in 2026 All-Star fan voting (3.34M votes — his first time as top overall vote-getter) and was voted the NL's starting DH, but withdrew from the July 14 game with left-knee irritation.