Aaron Judge-Shohei Othani race to be baseball's best player has a clear leader

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LOS ANGELES — This is undeniably a special time in baseball, with two of its greatest players ever — Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani — providing daily thrills.


It’s extra special when they are doing it in the same game, and even better when they are demonstrating their specialness nearly simultaneously.


Judge and Ohtani signaled from the start Friday — moments after the iconic opener, “It’s time for Dodger baseball!” — on one of those perfect L.A. nights that this mano-a-mano matchup just


might be something to behold.