Shohei Ohtani signed a historic 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
Ohtani posted to Instagram on Saturday saying he would play for his former group’s crosstown rival beginning subsequent season after spending six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.
The contract is the biggest in baseball historical past by greater than $250 million, topping the 12-year, $426.5 million deal that now-former teammate Mike Trout signed in 2019. The $70 million common annual wage additionally simply eclipses the earlier document of $43.3 million for Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer and is greater than the 2023 Opening Day payrolls of the Baltimore Orioles ($60.9 million) and the Oakland Athletics ($56.9 million).
The deal doesn’t embody any opt-outs, a supply informed ESPN. Another supply stated “the majority” of Ohtani’s wage will probably be deferred with a view to mitigate what the Dodgers are charged towards their aggressive steadiness tax payroll on a yearly foundation, giving them extra freedom so as to add to their payroll over the lifetime of Ohtani’s contract. The deferrals, in keeping with the supply, have been Ohtani’s thought.
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Ohtani Shohei to hitch LA Dodgers on 10-year, $700-million contract
ESPN – Dec 10
Shohei Ohtani signed a historic 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
Ohtani posted to Instagram on Saturday saying he would play for his former group’s crosstown rival beginning subsequent season after spending six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.
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