Major League Baseball (MLB) superstar Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) is on the verge of earning the honor of being the top vote-getter in the All-Star fan ballot for the first time in his career.

According to the second interim results of the first round of All-Star voting released by the MLB office, Ohtani received 2,310,735 votes in the National League (NL) designated hitter category, the highest total among all players across both leagues.

Ohtani made his big league debut in 2018 and has been selected as an All-Star for five consecutive years since 2021.

Having swept the Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards in the American League (AL) in 2021 and 2023, and the National League (NL) in 2024 and 2025, Ohtani is now on the brink of setting a new milestone as the overall top vote-getter for the All-Star Game.

During the years Ohtani has been selected as an All-Star, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (2021, Toronto Blue Jays), Aaron Judge (2022, 2024–2025, New York Yankees), and Ronald Acuna Jr. (2023, Atlanta Braves) have previously held the title of top vote-getter in the All-Star fan ballot.

In the AL, second baseman Ernie Clement (Toronto) secured 2,054,130 votes, making him the second-highest vote-getter overall and the leader in the American League, trailing only Ohtani.

The first round of MLB All-Star fan voting closes on June 26 at 1:00 AM KST. The top vote-getters in each league will automatically secure a starting spot in the All-Star Game.

In the second round of fan voting, the top two vote-getters from the first round for each remaining position will face off again to determine the final winners.

Among South Korean players, Kim Hye-seong (Dodgers, 659,500 votes) and Kim Ha-seong (Atlanta, 253,376 votes) maintained their positions from the first round, ranking 4th among NL second basemen and 6th among shortstops, respectively.

Kim Hye-seong is currently playing for the Triple-A minor league team due to roster congestion, and Kim Ha-seong is playing intermittently due to a batting slump, making their participation in the All-Star Game uncertain.

Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants), who is 2nd in batting in the NL and has a possibility of reaching the "Midsummer Classic" via the player ballot, moved up one spot to 19th in the outfielder voting rankings (317,862 votes).

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)