Shohei Ohtani already knows he is headed to the All-Star Game, but it remains unclear whether he will take part in the Home Run Derby in Seattle on July 10.
The two-way Japanese superstar leads the majors with 28 home runs, including 13 in June. He became the first American League pitcher in nearly 60 years toOhtani led the AL with 2,646,307 votes to wrap up his third straight All-Star start at designated hitter. It is the second year the top vote-getters in each league in the first phase of online voting get starting spots.31-28 in the second swing-off in the first round. Ohtani was also the AL's starting pitcher that year.
He did not take part in last year's derby despite it being held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Ohtani cited pitching the Angels' first game after the All-Star break as a reason.
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