NEW YORK -- Shohei Ohtani's soaring popularity was even more evident when it came to jersey sales.
Ohtani had the best-selling jersey in Major League Baseball this season, the first time a Japanese player finished in the top spot. The league and the Players Association released its top-20 list Friday, with rankings based on sales of Nike jerseys since Opening Day on MLBShop.com.
The Los Angeles Angels' two-way star beat out Atlanta's Ronald Acuña Jr., Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, San Diego's Fernando Tatis Jr. and Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers.