"Yeah, it changed quite a bit," Ohtani told the Japanese media, according to a translation from DodgersBeat. "My arm slot dropped, and that was mainly due to better coordination with my lower body. At this stage, we felt that lowering the angle would give us the best results, so it happened naturally."

The MLB All-Star voting ballots have been revealed and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers have emerged as the top fan vote-getters in the American League and National League.