A new layer of intrigue has come up after Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with a vast majority of the money deferred. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported that Ohtani has ...

Heading into the offseason, many had the expectation that Shohei ... Ohtani, the Angels' two-way phenom and 2021 AL MVP, is set to hit free agency after next season, absent a contract extension.

Shohei Ohtani’s blockbuster 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers contains even crazier deferrals than previously realized. Ohtani will receive just $2 million per year during his ...

Shohei Ohtani ... to journalists for the first time since signing his record contract. “I can’t wait to join the Dodgers,” Ohtani said at Dodger Stadium, speaking in Japanese through ...

NEW YORK--Shohei Ohtani has set a financial ... release Saturday announcing the 10-year contract, ending months of speculation that began even before Ohtani became a free agent on Nov. 2.

Leading up to Saturday, not even the most bullish free-agent predictions dared to forecast Ohtani’s contract starting with the numeral seven. Shohei Ohtani signing with the Dodgers gives them ...

Shohei Ohtani ... and now he has a historic contract to match his unparalleled gifts. It wasn’t enough for Ohtani to join the Los Angeles Dodgers, a franchise rich in tradition and richer ...

TOKYO -- The $700 million contract signed by major league superstar Shohei Ohtani has shattered several records, as increasingly lucrative broadcast rights deals bolster the war chests of ...

Shohei Ohtani's contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers is easily the most talked about in sports for a variety of reasons. For one, it's worth $700 million, by far the largest in North American sports.

INGLEWOOD, Calif.--Shohei Ohtani could have pursued a 15-year contract through age 44, agent Nez Balelo said Thursday, explaining the two-way superstar didn’t want to risk a decline in his ...

Shohei Ohtani's reign as the athlete with the richest contract in professional sports lasted one year. After Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December ...

With this, he surpassed Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani’s contract. Just a year after Ohtani’s bombshell signing, Soto became the highest-paid AAV player with $51 million in his pockets. Ohtani ...