Shohei Ohtani holds up a Rams shirt as he steps out to watch Thursday Night Football in Los Angeles after signing his $700m, 10-year Dodgers contract
- Shohei Ohtani held up a Rams jersey as he stepped outside to watch the Saints game
- The Japanese star recently signed a ten-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers
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Shohei Ohtani is pictured at SoFi Stadium as the Dodgers' $700 million man continues to enjoy the offseason by watching a Rams game.
The Japanese sensation – who signed his 10-year contract earlier this month – was all smiles as he posed with a Rams jersey with the number 17 on the back.
Ohtani is expected to watch the game from Rams owner Stan Kroenke's suite as they take on the New Orleans Saints.
Reports earlier on Thursday suggested Ohtani would bring Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the match, but these were quickly refuted.
The Dodgers are mounting a major charm offensive in an attempt to land the $300 million pitcher amid intense interest in the MLB.
Shohei Ohtani is pictured at SoFi Stadium for the Rams vs Saints game on Thursday
Ohtani normally throws a slightly smaller ball, but was seen wearing a pigskin on the sideline
Thursday was a good day for Ohtani, after he was also named AP Male Athlete of the Year. He defeated Lionel Messi and Novak Djokovic to claim the prize for the second time in three years.
The baseball star received 20 of 87 votes, while Inter Miami star Messi and 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic earned 16 each.
Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, the NBA Finals MVP, received 12 votes.
Even before signing his massive contract, Ohtani put in another season of unparalleled brilliance for the Los Angeles Angels and for the Japanese team in the World Baseball Classic.
Ohtani has now joined an impressive list of two-time winners of the prize, which was first awarded in 1931. They include Carl Lewis, Joe Montana, Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps and four-time winner Tiger Woods.
Ohtani posed wearing a Rams jersey with No. 17 on the back as he turned heads before kickoff
Ohtani took in the sights around SoFi Stadium prior to the Rams' game against the Saints
In 2022, Ohtani finished second in the voting to Yankees slugger Aaron Judge.
Ohtani is a fan favorite in Los Angeles and recently became the city's latest sports star to have a mural painted in his honor.
Jonas Never – a graffiti street artist – bought a few cans of spray paint to create the creation which is located on one of the sides of his shop, Prociety, at Main St and West 15th in downtown LA
He has previously painted other murals of LeBron James and Anthony Bourdain.
“I had to welcome @shoheiohtani to LA the only way we know how,” he shared as the caption to a photo of his most recently completed mural on Instagram on Saturday.
According to TMZ Sportsit took about a day and a half for Never to complete the chef d'oeuvre.