It seems possible that Shohei Ohtani could be asked to hit and pitch in next month's All-Star Game at Coors Field.

Ohtani leads American League designated hitters in fan votes by a wide margin and has also put together a great season on the mound.

Joe Maddon, who has made it a point to ease most of Ohtani's prior restrictions, wouldn't be against it.

"Just depends on his day," the Los Angeles Angels manager said. "It's just an inning, and I know that if he's able to do that, I would have no objections to it. His schedule's been great, the number of innings pitched, how many pitches he's thrown I think is in really good order. I don't see a dramatic spike between now and then. It would just be how he feels and what he thinks about it. I think that would be the way to determine that.

"The fact that he's such an unusual participant, definitely would like to hear what he has to say about it."

Ohtani has a 2.85 ERA with 68 strikeouts and 28 walks in 47⅓ innings through his first nine starts. He also entered Monday with a .961 OPS and 17 home runs, the latter tied for fifth most in the majors.