MLB Turns Heads With Major Shohei Ohtani Announcement on Tuesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The MVP race is heating up in the MLB with several familiar faces at the top of the polls.

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani performs a rare gesture toward umpires that no other player does before every at-bat.

Ohtani reacted to the news online, sharing the post from the Los Angeles Dodgers' official social media account. He shared the news with over 9.6 million followers. Ohtani also later resposted the MLB 's announcement, which gave a nod to New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, who won the AL Player of the Month award.