For the second straight year, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge led all players in votes (4,012,983) in Phase 1 of MLB's fan voting for the All-Star Game starting position players, the league announced Thursday.

Shohei Ohtani is still in the prime of his career, but he has already tied a Hall of Fame slugger for an All-Star game record. Ohtani received the most All-Star votes among National League players, so on Thursday he earned an automatic starting spot as the designated hitter.

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani still lead their respective leagues in voting for the MLB All-Star Game, but other players have climbed the rankings, MLB announced Monday.