LA Dodgers officially confirm signing of Shohei Ohtani on 10-year, $700m deal… as two-way superstar vows to ‘bring World Series parades to the streets of Los Angeles’
Shohei Ohtani is officially a Los Angeles Dodgers player after the team confirmed it has signed the Japanese two-way star to a 10-year mega-money contract.
News of Ohtani's move to LA from the Angels to the Dodgers surfaced earlier this week, but the team has now confirmed the deal, which will see them pay Ohtani $700 million in exchange for him spending the next ten years will play them.
Earlier on Monday, it emerged that Ohtani will actually earn just $2 million per year for the 10 seasons he plays for the team, and will then collect the final $680 million of his $700 million contract in subsequent years when he will be 39 years old has gotten old. age.
In a statement, Ohtani said of his move: “Dodger fans, thank you for welcoming me to your team.
“I can 100 percent say that you, the Dodger organization and I share the same goal: bringing World Series parades to the streets of Los Angeles.”
More to follow.
