The Brief

Spend your Friday night with Basquiat. Attend Huntington Beach’s July 4th festival. Listen to music and soundscapes during Tonalism at Descanso. Catch Lawrence of Arabia in 70mm.

Events

Friday, June 30 - Tuesday, July 4

Huntington Beach Pier Festival
Pacific Coast Hwy. & Main St., Huntington Beach
Join a half-million of your closest pals for the family-friendly Fourth of July festivities at the Huntington Beach Pier with a block party, carnival, live entertainment, vendors, food trucks, the Surf City 5K, July 4th parade, a cornhole tournament and stellar views of the fireworks show over the ocean.
COST: FREE admission; MORE INFO

Friday, June 30; 7:30 p.m. 

Everything's Great!
Dynasty Typewriter
2511 Wilshire Blvd., Westlake
After a year-long hiatus, the comedy show that brings a bit of distraction from the world returns to the stage. Hosts Demi Adejuyigbe, Addie Weyrich and Nick Kocher welcome guests Aparna Nancherla, Carl Tart and Nori Reed for a night of laughs and lunacy.
COST: $20 - $25; MORE INFO

Friday, June 30, 2 - 4:45 p.m. 

Reservations: They Said/They Said 
Ace DTLA Roof 
929 S. Broadway, downtown L.A.
Closing out Pride Month, attend not one but two discussions that aim to ask the most incisive and important questions around queerness in food and drink. Both hosted by Blake MacKay, the first conversation, “Fellas, is it gay to eat?” features Jon Kung, Nik Sharma and Silver Cousler talking about masculinity and food. The second panel, “Will the revolution be drunk?” includes Shannon Mustipher, The Ruby Fruit and Tim Chan discussing drinking and drinking spaces and what they teach us about gender, queerness and girly cocktails. Drinks before and after the talks.
COST: $35; MORE INFO

Spend Friday night at 'Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure.'

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Friday, June 30; 5 - 9 p.m.

Friday Nights with Basquiat
The Grand LA
100 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A 
Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure, the exhibit currently on view at The Grand and presented by Basquiat’s estate — run by his sisters Jeanine Heriveaux and Lisane Basquiat — includes more than 200 items that provide insight into the man and his work. If you haven’t caught the show, there's a Friday night party with live DJ and drinks for those 21+. The event is included in admission. Discount code: NOYZNTHEHOOD.
COST: $28 - $65; MORE INFO

Dance DTLA returns to the Music Center Plaza for the summer season.

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Friday, June 30; 7 - 11 p.m.

Dance DTLA
Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center
135 N. Grand Ave., downtown L.A.
The Music Center’s popular outdoor dance series continues with salsa night. Learn a few moves from instructor Leslie Ferreira then dance the night away to tunes provided by DJ Aragon. All ages are welcome to participate in free arts activities and experiences set up on the plaza. Food and beverages are available for purchase, but no outside alcohol is permitted.
COST: FREE; MORE INFO

LAist teams with Dublab to present 'Tonalism at Descanso.'

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Saturday, July 1; 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Tonalism at Descanso
Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge
LAist and dublab team up to present a late-night experience of ambient music, art and nature. Bring your pillows and sleeping bags to create your own space to relax within the ethereal soundscape. Installations, video art and the gardens will be soundtracked by DJs who draw inspiration from the work of influential musicians and composers, including La Monte Young, Terry Riley, John Cage and Yoko Ono.
COST: $30 - $35; MORE INFO

Saturday, July 1 - Tuesday, July 4 

Anime Expo 2023
Los Angeles Convention Center
201 S. Figueroa St., downtown L.A.
The anime and manga convention has grown over the years to become the largest showcase in North America for Japanese entertainment, music, fashion, art and video games. The expo features film and TV screenings, workshops, gaming, karaoke, a fashion show, comics, cosplay, and live music performances. Some events require additional tickets.
COST: $70 - $185; MORE INFO

Saturday, July 1; 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 

San Fernando Valley Comic Book Convention
The Mayflower Club
11110 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood 
This smaller-scale comic book show features artist signings, vendors, workshops and cosplay. Children ages 12 and younger get in for free.
COST: $9 admission; MORE INFO

Celebrate America 2023 returns to Santa Monica College

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Saturday, July 1; 5 p.m.  

Celebrate America 2023
Corsair Field at Santa Monica College (SMC)
1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica.
Attend a star-spangled salute to America’s independence, its vibrancy and diversity at Santa Monica College. The popular celebration and fireworks show returns after a four-year hiatus. Watch a live performance from the Westside Crew, gawk at fireworks from Rialto-based Pyro Spectaculars Entertainment and nosh at food trucks and food stands. Parking lots open at 4 p.m. (enter at Pico Blvd. and 17th St.), with Corsair Field gates opening at 5 p.m.
COST: FREE, parking $5; MORE INFO

Saturday, July 1; 7 and 9 p.m.

Skyler Stone’s Comedy Rocks w/ Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt and Brian Posehn
Jam in the Van
3384 Motor Ave., Palms
The night of laughs on the Westside features Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Skyler Stone, plus surprise guests. Tickets to the 21+ show include an open bar. Parking is limited, and guests are encouraged to rideshare.
COST: $40 - $60; MORE INFO 

Sunday, July 2 - Monday, July 31

Ultra Cinematheque 70
Aero Theatre 
1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica
The American Cinematheque’s monthlong 70mm festival is a salute to the large-screen format. AC strikes new exclusive prints of Lawrence Of Arabia  and 2001: A Space Odyssey  for their audiences and will also present Martin Scorsese’s personal 70mm print of Apocalypse Now, which has not been screened in over 20 years. The festival opens on Sunday with the aforementioned Lawrence of Arabia at 7:30 p.m.
COST: $10 - $15; MORE INFO

Sunday, July 2; 9 p.m.   

School House Rocks: Quintron & Miss Pussycat
Bob Baker Marionette Theater (BBMT)
4949 York Blvd., Highland Park
BBMT teams with Sid the Cat for the live concert series School House Rocks. Watch playful puppets on stage with guest performers Quitron and Miss Pussycat, who have been making genre-defying noise and hard-rocking dance music in New Orleans for more than 15 years. Proceeds from every ticket sold will go toward supporting free school puppet performances. This show is recommended for ages 13+.
COST: $29.99; MORE INFO

Sunday, July 2; 5 - 9 p.m.

Sunset Splash
Hotel Ziggy
8462 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
Party poolside with music and cool vibes. Listen to an all-vinyl set by DJ Pee Wee (a.k.a Anderson Paak), plus Leisan, Mango & Ginger and Vago and sip on drinks made with El Cristiano Tequila and Selvarey Rum.
COST: FREE with RSVP; MORE INFO

Hike under the light of the nearly full moon.

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Outdoor Pick

(Almost) Full Moon Hike: McBride Trail in Palos Verdes
The next full moon happens on Monday (July 3), which makes this weekend perfect for night hiking. If you want company on the trail, check out hikes with the local Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter. This Friday, a group leaves from the Highridge Park parking lot at 7:30 p.m. (29035 Highridge Rd., Rolling Hills Estates) to enjoy ocean views toward Catalina Island during a 4-mile night hike on McBride Trail. Wear sturdy shoes. Rain cancels the program.

Viewing Pick

Is it Cake?
The second season of the baking/game show Is it Cake? returns to Netflix on Friday, June 30. Based on the mind-blowing social media trend of cakes that look like anything but a cake, the eight episodes feature bakers tasked with making different objects (baseball gloves, sewing machines) out of cake. If the cake stumps the judges, the baker wins some dough (the green kind).

Netflix Bites is the first-ever food experience from the streaming giant, offering a tasting menu from several of their most well-known chefs, including a honey cake with salted hazelnuts by Nadiya Hussain.

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Dine and Drink Deals

Here are a few dine and drink options to indulge in this week.

• Netflix Bites is the first-ever food experience from the streaming giant, offering a tasting menu from several of their most well-known chefs. Chefs Curtis Stone, Dominique Crenn, Rodney Scott, Ming Tsai, Ann Kim, Nadiya Hussain, Jacques Torres and Andrew Zimmern have teamed up for a special tasting menu available at the Short Stories Hotel (fka Farmer’s Daughter) beginning on Friday, June 30. As an added bonus, Netflix’s Drink Masters — including Frankie Solarik, Julie Reiner, LP O'Brien and Kate Gerwin — have crafted custom cocktails for the drink menu. The restaurant is open from 5 to 10 p.m. seven days a week, with brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Ginza Nishikawa, the artisanal Japanese milk bread, celebrates the first anniversary of its Santa Monica outpost by collaborating with The Brother’s Sushi to offer a Tamagoyaki Sando Bento ($22). The special includes a fluffy tamagoyaki with karashi mayo sandwiched between Ginza Nishikawa shokupan, served alongside house-made pickles. Pre-order now for pickup only on Monday, July 3, at The Brother’s Sushi Santa Monica. 
• Tam O’Shanter hosts a whiskey tasting with live cigar rolling in their garden on Friday, June 30 at 6:30 p.m. This event includes an exclusive release of Tam O’Shanter’s 101-year barrel from Ardmore and multiple independent bottlings from the restaurant’s own collection. Tickets ($139 per person) include live cigar rolling, whiskey tastings and passed apps throughout the evening. 
• The Apple Pan brings back its Red, White & Blueberry Pie just in time for the July 4th weekend. The fresh blueberry base is complemented by a layer of our homemade whipped cream and topped with a cherry glaze. Unlike The Apple Pan’s other flavors, the patriotic pie is only available online, so place your order now for pickup between July 1 and 4. Minimum 24 hours' notice required.
• The Original Farmers Market and The Grove host a Pride Night on Friday, June 30, with live entertainment, bingo and dancing under the stars. Guests can enjoy sips and bites from vendors of the OG market as well as a lemonade stand from Afterpay. Pop-up vendors include a beer garden and food stand with El Granjero Cantina and food booths from market merchants including Kaylin + Kaylin Pickles, Fritzi Coop, Friends and Family Pizza, Michelina Bakery, and Roxy and Jo’s Seafood.

The City of Long Beach is pushing back against requests to release information about a sustained misconduct finding from the personnel file of one of its former officers — even as more details come out about past incidents.

Defense attorney Scott Sanders has requested material in the personnel files of former Long Beach Police Officer Erik Suarez after he learned Suarez was convicted on aggravated battery charges stemming from a 2019 beating in Cobb County, Georgia.

In court filings, Sanders has argued that information should have been disclosed to his client, Lonnie Jacobs, from the outset of the case. Jacobs is facing up to four years in prison on a charge that he brought a controlled substance into a jail. Sanders has argued the case should be dismissed because he alleges the initial arrest was based on Suarez misrepresenting facts and omitting evidence.

Now the defense has requested information from Suarez’s personnel file about both the Georgia conviction and an allegation that Suarez assaulted a man on the job in 2023. Sanders argues that information in the personnel file could show a pattern of misconduct by Suarez. In court filings, he also claims it could reveal a practice within the Long Beach Police Department to conceal incriminating information about its officers in protected personnel files.

“The reasonable conclusion is that the non-disclosure of Officer Suarez’s conduct and conviction is illustrative of an intentionally flawed process designed to conceal evidence that is favorable to defendants and harmful to LBPD officers,” Sanders wrote in a declaration submitted to the court on Sept. 23.

“With what we've learned so far, every defendant charged in a Long Beach case must presume that evidence is being concealed in their case,” Sanders told LAist. “Just look at the lengths the department went to in order to protect Officer Suarez's misconduct. He was arrested after violently causing serious injuries to the victim. Then just three months after being convicted in that case, he used force while on duty that the department found impermissible. Long Beach PD's response? Send him back to the streets and block defendants from finding out the truth.”

Erik Suarez from a photo in a Long Beach police file documenting his use of force during an arrest in 2023.

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Suarez left the Long Beach Police Department in June and is now with the Burbank Police Department, according to records from the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

The Burbank Police Department confirmed that Suarez was employed there and assigned to the field operations division. The department said it could not comment on “confidential personnel records or specific aspects of an individual’s background investigation, employment history, disciplinary history, or other personnel matters” and declined to make him available for an interview.

LAist tried to reach Suarez by calling a phone number linked to him in public records. Each time, a man answered and said he was not Suarez, but that he was in contact with Suarez. This week, that man said he had no interest in passing along the reporter's contact information.

Todd Vigus, an attorney for the Long Beach Police Department, argued in a Sept. 22 response to Sanders’ motion that the allegations surrounding Jacobs’ arrest “do not establish good cause to search the officers' personnel files for every conceivable form of misconduct, moral turpitude, discipline, performance deficiency, racial bias, or unrelated wrongdoing.”

A spokesperson for the Long Beach Police Department said in an email dated Sept. 11 that they are prohibited from discussing personnel matters and internal investigations, but did confirm that the department was aware of Suarez’s arrest in Georgia.

In response to a records request from LAist, department officials on Thursday released records from a 2023 use of force investigation that determined Suarez used "unnecessary or unreasonable force" while arresting someone.

That same year, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office investigated an allegation that Suarez committed “assault under the color of authority” but declined to press charges.

“The decision to decline prosecution in the 2023 matter was based on the evidence available at the time,” said Greg Risling, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office. “Although we did not know of the allegation from Georgia, the facts of that case would not have been a deciding factor in that charging decision.”

How Suarez's record came to light

When Suarez left the LBPD in June, Sanders was attempting to subpoena him for questioning about why he arrested Jacobs, who is bald, when his body-worn camera footage showed a witness describing the person who threatened him with a gun as having dreadlocks or braids.

Sanders attempted to subpoena Suarez twice through the Long Beach Police Department. In response to the first subpoena, in April 2026, the department said Suarez was out of the country. After the second subpoena filed June 22, the department informed Sanders that Suarez had resigned.

According to state records, Burbank hired Suarez two weeks later, on July 6. He’d worked for the Long Beach Police Department from November 2017 until June 19, 2026 — three days before Sanders made a second subpoena attempt.

Still attempting to subpoena Suarez, now at his home, an investigator working for the defense of Lonnie Jacobs — the man Sanders represents in the drug case — found Suarez had been convicted of misdemeanor aggravated battery in 2022 in Cobb County, Georgia.

According to court records LAist obtained from Georgia, the incident took place in a Waffle House in 2019.

The victim told the Long Beach Press-Telegram that Suarez threatened to kill him while beating him on the ground. The victim said he has vertigo and problems with his vision from the beating, according to the newspaper.

The Cobb County District Attorney’s office charged Suarez with two felony counts of aggravated battery. In 2022, Suarez pleaded guilty to misdemeanor aggravated battery. He served a year on probation and was ordered to take an anger management class.

According to the article, the victim said he was told by Georgia prosecutors that Long Beach police officials had been informed of the charges, and was surprised to see that Suarez was still working for the police department years later.

Records released by the Long Beach Police Department show Suarez received a two-day suspension for bringing discredit to the department by leaving the scene of the assault without reporting it.

Former Long Beach Police Officer Erik Suarez received a two-day suspension after the 2019 arrest in Cobb County, Georgia.

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Sanders argues in his filing that these details support the motion to open up Suarez’s police records. In California, police personnel files are mostly shielded from public disclosure, except under certain circumstances, including findings of unnecessary use of force and misconduct while on the job.

Defendants who believe those personnel files may include information relevant to their case can file what’s called a Pitchess motion in court. If a judge agrees with the motion, the court will have an opportunity to review personnel files and pull out information deemed relevant to the case at hand.

Sanders filed an initial Pitchess motion before a preliminary hearing, but the court denied his request. He filed another motion to disclose Suarez’s personnel files once the defense learned about the Georgia conviction. Long Beach filed in opposition to that motion, arguing information in Suarez’s personnel file is not relevant to the Jacobs’ case. It is that motion that a judge is considering now.

Why this case could have broader implications

Sanders argues the Georgia conviction should have been disclosed not through a Pitchess motion, but proactively under Brady v. Maryland, a 1963 Supreme Court case that established prosecutors’ obligation to disclose information that could help defendants win their case. In his motions, Sanders is asking not only for information about Suarez’s conviction and potential misconduct, but for evidence that the Long Beach Police Department employs a similar tactic to hide information about other officers in their personnel files.

“Quite clearly, there can be no safe haven within a police department that is created to facilitate the concealment of improper acts by its officers or to hide the department’s efforts to protect officers from receiving deserved consequences,” Sanders wrote in a Sept. 23 supplement to the second Pitchess motion. “It is a near-certainty that the department is engaging in a pervasive practice of non-disclosure.”

On Thursday, a judge in Long Beach granted a continuance in the case against Jacobs, rescheduling the hearing for the second Pitchess motion for Nov. 12.

What the DA knew — and didn’t know

Shortly after Sanders began defending Jacobs, a deputy district attorney on the case notified the defense that the DA’s office investigated Suarez in 2023 for “assault under the color of authority,” but did not file charges.

In his latest filing, Sanders argues this disclosure suggests that the district attorney’s office was aware of its obligations to disclose evidence under Brady and would have disclosed the Georgia conviction if they knew about it.

The district attorney’s office handbook instructs prosecutors to turn over evidence that directly opposes guilt or could be used to impeach a witness, including felony convictions, misdemeanors or other conduct that “reflects on believability, misconduct involving moral turpitude.”

A charge evaluation worksheet submitted to the court provides some details about the 2023 incident but, according to Sanders, leaves other questions unanswered.

The worksheet says that Suarez was assisting other officers responding to a domestic violence call in 2023. The other officers had arrested and handcuffed a man who, according to the worksheet, was “forcefully resisting” arrest. The worksheet says the man bit Suarez. The account reports Suarez then punched the man in the face, and the man lost consciousness for about four minutes. That narrative is based on reports from body-worn camera footage, reports and interviews, the worksheet says.

The district attorney’s office decided not to press charges against Suarez, citing “insufficient evidence” showing Suarez used more force than necessary.

In the latest filing, Sanders raises several issues with the worksheet provided by the district attorney’s office and is seeking more information about what happened during the incident.

The worksheet says Long Beach “opened an investigation into the allegation that Suarez used excessive force” in March 2023, two months after the incident.

In response to a records request from LAist, the Long Beach Police Department said they had identified one investigation with a sustained finding of “unnecessary or unreasonable force” from 2023 in Suarez’s personnel file. Later that same day, the department released the investigatory files related to that incident.

The records show the internal affairs investigation was prompted by deputy chief Gerardo Prieto, who also requested a criminal investigation, and resulted in a three-day suspension for Suarez.

A summary of a meeting between Suarez and LBPD leadership states that Suarez and James Trott, an attorney with the Long Beach Police Officers Association, argued the use of force was reasonable. Trott said the incident “should and alone and not be associated with the prior out-of-state incident,” according to the summary.

The worksheet from the district attorney’s office does not reference any sustained findings by the Long Beach Police Department. It does not describe the allegation or explain where the allegation came from, a key omission, according to Sanders.

The report summarizes an interview with the man Suarez punched. It does not include any statements from that man and explicitly states they did not seek a compelled interview with Suarez.

Importantly, Sanders argues, the report makes no mention of the conviction against Suarez in Georgia that occurred just a few months earlier.

The man Suarez punched was convicted of resisting arrest during the incident. Sanders argues that he was entitled to know about Suarez’s conviction, and that the district attorney’s office should have known about the conviction while deciding whether or not to charge Suarez.

The district attorney’s office handbook states that when considering pressing charges on someone, prosecutors shall “review all available police reports and the accused’s background and prior record.”

“The fact that the accused’s alleged conduct is consistent or inconsistent with prior proven conduct may remove or create a reasonable doubt,” the handbook explains.

The district attorney’s office told LAist the office was not aware of the Georgia conviction at the time of their 2023 investigation.

What makes The Little Sugarplum special? Three sisters started the traveling pop-up bakery, each with a different role in running it. There’s the medical student-turned-baker, the hospitality worker-turned-marketer, and the blackjack dealer-turned-accountant.

What else? Their cinnamon rolls, which have become the main attraction, include a variety of rotating flavors like strawberry shortcake, matcha, coffee and ... mashed potatoes. Yeah, you read that right.

They recently shared their secrets with LAist host Austin Cross.

About the owners

Jenna Agpaoa grew up with her two sisters in Valley Center, a city in San Diego County, where their passion for baked goods began to take shape.

The Amish cinnamon roll

Soon after starting the bakery, their content went viral after sharing a recipe for a traditional Amish cinnamon roll, which notably uses mashed potatoes as an ingredient. They learned the recipe from an old neighbor growing up, who was Pennsylvania Dutch, a group descended from German-speaking immigrants from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Now you can find them vending all across Southern California, including at places like Ubefest and 626 Night Market.

Their fall flavor menu

They offer other baked goods in addition to cinnamon rolls, including cookies, brownies and bread.

The Little Sugarplum's fall menu.

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In a case watched across the country and as voting begins in the midterm elections, the Supreme Court blocked a congressional map in Missouri that was aimed at netting Republicans another seat in the U.S. House.

This is the third time the high court has blocked the redistricting plan that could have helped ousted Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver by increasing the number of Republican voters in his district.

The court warned that changing maps now would cause "electoral chaos." The decision requires the state use the same districts provided to voters in 2022 and 2024. That's even though a different map was used in the primaries there last month.

It comes after weeks of conflicting rulings in state courts and federal courts. Elections officials in Missouri already started mailing some absentee ballots last week using the old districts and some argued it would be too late to change them.

Missouri lawmakers passed the new map last year at the behest of Trump. It was part of his nationwide strategy to draw more GOP-leaning seats to prevent Republicans from losing the House.

A citizen petition makes the redistricting subject to voter approval

Usually, states redistrict at the start of each decade. The redistricting battle set off by Trump ended with the GOP besting the Democrats by tilting about nine or 10 more districts, including Missouri's fifth district, their way. Republicans currently only hold a few seats' advantage in the House.

But opponents of the new Missouri map successfully gathered citizen signatures to put it to a vote on the November ballot.

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that the ballot question meant the 2025 GOP-backed map never went into effect and was never law – even though it had been used in the Aug. 4 primaries. The state's high court blamed Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins for proceeding with the GOP map in the primaries even though it hadn't been approved by voters.

The U.S. Supreme Court in its ruling today backed that up, noting that the state court had said in May - before the primary - that the GOP map would require voter approval before it could be used.

The U.S. Supreme Court had declined on Sept. 10 to intervene in the state court's ruling but allowed the case to continue.

Simultaneously, Republicans sued in federal court and won backing for the GOP map from a federal judge and then, last week, a federal appeals court. That sent the case back to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled against Republican lawmakers today.

In general, Republicans argued that their map should be used because more than a million Missourians cast votes in the primary using the map. Opponents of redistricting argued voters hadn't approved the map and blamed Republican officials for dragging out the process and of trying to force through the new map.

Jason Rosenbaum covers politics for St. Louis Public Radio.

Copyright 2026 St. Louis Public Radio

Shohei Ohtani has become the first player to lead Major League Baseball jersey sales at the end of four straight seasons since the sport started tracking figures in 2010, among four players in the top 20 on the two-time World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was second for the second straight season, MLB and the players’ association affiliate MLB Players, Inc. said Friday. Judge finished third in 2023 and ’24.

Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs was third, up from 16th at the end of last season, and Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. was fourth, an increase from 11th last year.

San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. was fifth, followed by the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman, Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper, the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the New York Mets’ Juan Soto.

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox was 20th, and he joined with Ohtani and Yamamoto to become the first trio of Japanese players in the top 20.

Texas’ Corey Seager was 11th, followed by Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Boston’s Adley Rutschman, the Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber, Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes, Seattle’s Cal Raleigh, Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz, San Diego’s Jackson Merrill and Arizona’s Nolan Arenado.

MLB’s list tracked sales on Fanatics’ sites, including MLBShop.com, since opening day.