Being named a Major League Baseball All-Star Game starter is a daunting task for any player, but it is a nearly impossible one for American League designated hitters listed in the same position as Shohei Ohtani.
Toronto Blue Jays DH Brandon Belt is finding that out the hard way this season.
"Yeah, that's how you know it's rigged, I should be number one," he jokingly told reporters of the All-Star Game voting. "And everybody knows I'm a better hitter than he is. Better DH, better leader. But here we are."
MLB released an update on voting Tuesday, and Ohtani is the AL's leading vote-getter at 1,885,144 votes.