The Los Angeles Dodgers saw Shohei Ohtani do things no baseball player has ever done during his first season with the ball club.

After winning two American League MVP awards with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani not only won a National League MVP in his inaugural season with the Dodgers, but became the first player to hit over 50 home runs and steal 50 or more bases in the same season.

He is also about to further his baseball legend by preparing to go back to pitching in 2025 after such an absurd offensive performance last season. He is a career 3.01 ERA pitcher with the Angels as he took off 2024 recovering from a UCL surgery in his elbow.

It’s not fair to compare anyone to the kind of talent Ohtani possess, but New York Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay vehemently argued MLB Network’s Top 100 Players Right Nowlist putting Ohtani at No. 1.

Kay believes that Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is better than the National League MVP.

“You tell me, you tell me … how is Ohtani better than Judge?” Kay asked in a 10-minute rant.

“On what planet can you say that Ohtani is better than Judge? I don’t understand it,” Kay exclaimed. “Are you projecting in 2025 that you think Ohtani is going to go back to being a dominant pitcher?”

Kay noted the most striking difference between Ohtani and Judge — that Judge has never pitched in MLB — but attempted to use this in an argument against Ohtani.

“He hasn’t pitched in 18 months. How do you know what type of pitcher he’s going to be when he comes back?” Kay asked. “And how do you know when he’s going to come back?”

Judge debuted in MLB in 2016 at 24 years old while Ohtani came over from Japan in 2018 at 23.

Judge has six All-Star appearances to Ohtani’s four, but only two MVP awards to Ohtani’s three. Not to mention, two of those MVP honors for Ohtani came in the American League, beating out Judge in 2021 and 2023.

In 2024, Judge had a higher WAR, more home runs, more RBIs, and a better slash line, but Ohtani had him beat in stolen bases, hits, and postseason batting average.

In fact, Ohtani’s .230 average in October compared to Judge’s abysmal .184 mark helped him get one more achievement Judge hasn’t ever earned: A World Series ring.

While it could be fair to argue Judge is a more dominant hitter, Ohtani’s all-around game — as well as his two-way capabilities — make him by far the best player in the league.