Complete coverage: Shohei Ohtani signs record deal with Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani, baseball’s top free agent, agreed to a 10-year, $700-million deal with the Dodgers on Saturday, reviving the team’s World Series title aspirations and ending months of speculation about where the two-time American League MVP would continue his prolific career.
The Angels — Ohtani’s former team — along with the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs were among the teams pursuing Ohtani in free agency.
Here’s everything you need to know about Ohtani joining the Dodgers.
Shohei Ohtani’s $680-million loan to the Dodgers is why the team was able to reach terms on a 12-year, $325-million deal with Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Shohei Ohtani’s unique contract presents an equally unprecedented business opportunity for the Dodgers to make up to $1 billion over the next decade.
While Shohei Ohtani will enhance the Dodgers’ brand, he will also affect his teammates’ everyday experiences, and the team should be mindful of this reality.
Since the two-way superstar will only be able to hit in 2024, the Dodgers have yet to substantially upgrade the roster.
The two-way superstar speaks to the media for the first time since signing with the Dodgers.
There’s never been more pressure on Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to win a championship now that Shohei Ohtani has been signed.
Shohei Ohtani, who repeatedly praised the Angels on Thursday, gave his former team multiple chances to counter the Dodgers’ offer he ultimately accepted.
The Dodgers have a variety of ways they could commercially capitalize on Shohei Ohtani, from jersey patches to Dodger Stadium field naming rights.
Neal ElAttrache, the Dodgers team physician, has performed both Tommy John surgeries on the team’s new superstar two-way player.
Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly said he was happy to give up his number to Shohei Ohtani because the star ‘isn’t afraid of the moment.’
The Dodgers will introduce Shohei Ohtani at a news conference at Dodger Stadium. Some 300 reporters are expected, many from Japanese media outlets.
Dodger Stadium is selling Shohei Ohtani jerseys for $238. Fanatics said that new Dodger has broken its sales record for jerseys in their first 48 hours of availability.
Thanks to the extreme deferrals, the Dodgers won’t be paying Shohei Ohtani his full $700 million over the next 10 years. But, they also won’t be on the hook for only $20 million in that span.
Shohei Ohtani’s dog stole the show during his American League MVP announcement last month. The new Dodgers star revealed the dog’s name on Thursday.
We knew Ohtani was fated to leave because he’s a young, talented person — and folks like him usually get the hell out of Orange County the moment they can.
The Dodgers have yet to put single-game tickets on sale, but the prices on secondary markets are soaring.
With all the deferrals in Shohei Ohtani’s 10-year, $700-million deal with the Dodgers, the contract is actually a bargain.
Shohei Ohtani, who earned two-time MVP honors with the Angels, is staying in Southern California and will join the star-studded Dodgers lineup.
Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers contract includes payouts of just $2 million until the contract ends in 2034, allowing the Dodgers to spend on other players.
Shohei Ohtani signing with the Dodgers gives them the perfect player at the perfect time in the team’s pursuit of another World Series title.
We knew Ohtani was fated to leave because he’s a young, talented person — and folks like him usually get the hell out of Orange County the moment they can.
The best player in the sport now has a much better chance to reach his goal of winning a World Series.
The Dodgers and two-way star Shohei Ohtani have reached agreement on a 10-year, $700-million contract.
Adding Shohei Ohtani to their lineup should only help the Dodgers continue their dominance of the division, at least in the regular season.
The Dodgers have yet to put single-game tickets on sale, but the prices on secondary markets are soaring.
Shohei Ohtani’s decision to join the Dodgers renews the team’s aspirations to win a World Series title after early playoff exits the last two seasons.
The Angels will have more payroll flexibility without Ohtani’s massive contract, but they now have a huge hole in the rotation and lineup.
It’s a stressful time for a group of Japanese reporters whose lives could be upended if Shohei Ohtani signs with a team outside of Southern California.
NL West gets a boost with Jordan Montgomery signing with Arizona on the heels of Blake Snell and Matt Chapman going to the Giants and Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the Dodgers.
