NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge were the first players picked for the July 15 All-Star Game at Atlanta’s Truist Park, elected as starters by fans on Thursday.

This is Judge's seventh All-Star Game selection and his sixth start. He was voted in as a starter in 2023, but was unable to play in the game after suffering a toe injury. Ohtani is heading to his fifth straight All-Star Game and the fifth of his career.