When you rip open a pack of 2025 Topps Chrome cards, you may wind up getting what's sure to be one of the most coveted pieces on the market.

There's plenty of baseball left to be played this season, but oddsmakers already see both the National League and American League MVP races as all-but-decided.

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani hit a home run that landed him among Aaron Judge and Babe Ruth in MLB history.

As Major League Baseball breaks for Tuesday night’s annual All-Star Game, it’s already been a tumultuous season for a number of teams facing high expectations. One thing that hasn’t changed coming into the break: Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani are still the headliners of the season.

Ohtani and Judge did not participate in the MLB All-Star Game swing-off because they were no longer at the ballpark, according to reports. Both players had pre-arranged plans to leave Truist Park for private flights once they were pulled from the game, an annual trend for many All-Stars who typically have.

Through Monday’s games, Judge leads Ohtani, even factoring in pitching, in both bWAR (10.5 to 9.3) and fWAR (11.4 to 9.3). Said Votto: “Aaron Judge has been clearly better.” #OTD in 2010 ...

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, left, and Angels star Shohei Ohtani are the frontrunners for the 2022 AL MVP award. (Adam Hunger; Alex Gallardo / Associated Press) By Bill Shaikin

Two of the best in the major leagues, Yankees captain Aaron Judge and Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani, are set to face each other in the All-Star game.

Either Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani is going to win the American League MVP Award - Yordan Alvarez is the third finalist, but it will be a stunner if he even receives a first, or second-place, vote.

Aaron Judge Jason Szenes / New York Post. Ohtani was second in all categories with 54 homers, 130 RBIs, a .390 on-base percentage, a .646 slugging percentage and a 1.036 OPS.