First player to start the MLB All-Star Game as a pitcher and a designated hitter

First player to start the MLB All-Star Game as a pitcher and a designated hitter
Who
Shohei Ohtani
Where
United States (Denver)
When

The first player to start the MLB All-Star Game as a pitcher and a designated hitter is Shohei Ohtani (Japan) at Coors Field in Colorado, USA, on 13 July 2021.


MLB changed the rules of the All-Star Game to allow Shohei Ohtani to be the starting pitcher and leadoff designated hitter. The rule change allowed Ohtani to continue as a designated hitter after he was removed from the game as a pitcher. Ohtani is also the first MLB player to pitch 100 innings and achieve 100 strikeouts, RBIs, hits and runs in a single season.