Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers topped Major League Baseball jersey sales for the second straight season while becoming the first player to reach 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same year. Ohtani was followed by Bryce Harper of Philadelphia, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Mookie Betts of the Dodgers.

The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. The rooting interests of baseball

Shohei Ohtani broke a huge barrier that has sat in place for a century when he arrived as a two-way player. However, what makes Ohtani truly brilliant isn’t the fact that he pitches and hits, but that he does both extraordinarily well.