Shohei Ohtani Just BROKE Sports 

What are your thoughts?

Maybe Ohtani can buy the Angels from Artie Moreno 😂

This might actually be good that the Angels did not resign him. They simply cannot handcuff themselves financially to have both Trout and Shohei with all that money for several years. Good for Shohei, and as for the Angels, it’s time to trade Mike Trout. It’s over.

With the likes of LeBron, Messi, and Ronaldo reaching the end of their careers Ohtani really does have a shot to be the biggest face in sports because people who don’t even care about baseball want to watch Ohtani play because of how unique of player he is. Wish for nothing but Ohtani’s success with Dodgers cause we might never see a player like him again.

Im an angels fan it’s bittersweet that he’s leaving but I’m happy he’s getting his bag and a constant opportunity to play meaningful games in October

7:53 “Shohei Ohtani is the closest thing baseball has ever had to a celebrity.” Wasn’t Babe Ruth the first American celebrity?

That's ridiculous. Good for him though.

If the Dodgers don't win a world series now they truly are a new kind of 90s Braves.

Jon Morosi is a wanted man in Canada now

Definitely buying my first baseball jersey and definitely going to my first baseball game

As I just told my buddy, "Ohtani is great and all, but can he also MANAGE the team?"

Ohtani is being set up to not only be new face of baseball, but maybe the face of 2020s sports

Went to an Angels' game this last season and it was crazy. Every jersey I saw was an Ohtani jersey and the crowd went insane every time his name was announced from start to finish. Maybe he can help the Dodgers not choke in the postseason.

I think later in Shohei's career he will transition into a closer. Less innings should keep is arm strong enough until retirement.

I’m happy for him. Not a fan of the Dodgers, but I hope he plays great.

5:55 After California taxes come into effect, he'll be making about $7 per year.

The “Ohtani flight” from Santa Ana to Toronto was tracked by 4000+ users and ended up being Robert Herjavic from shark tank

Dang the dodgers have 3 MVP'S in the top 3 hitters next years NLDS LOSS will be the worst one yet

When you think about what the Angels could have gotten for Ohtani in a trade, yet ended up with nothing.

As if the Dodgers didn’t already have really a good fan turnout (which they do), this guy is going to put even more butts in seats. Hats off to the Dodgers, I know there are a lot of fans that don’t like them, but I have always had a ton of respect for LA. I know I’ll be getting tickets the next time the Dodgers come to MN to kick the Twins teeth in 😂

Deferral could mean it extends to past his retirement as well. With inflation that means it's less NPV. But Ohtani makes more than $40 million a year in endorsements. His idea to defer the majority of his contract seems to speak to his want to be on a winning team. - WW

More players should do what Shohei did and announce his decision instead of having reporters doing it

Love your channel my man been here from the jump, but the word is “historic,” not “historical.” Love the content as always.

Ohtani originally planned to go to the Dodgers after high school. It seems he is finally back on the path he should be on. It is also very good timing.

Definitely a generational talent that Shohei Ohtani is. I've been able to personally be able to see him pitch in two games they both were amazing to watch. I totally agree with you I'm not a Angels fan but a fan of Shohei. There's definitely a lot of other people that are to, Minute Maid park was packed especially this last year when Shohei came into town.

That's why I ❤ America. I am so happy for Shohei. He's a national hero back home in Japan 🇯🇵 Now, the pride & joy from the Land of the Rising Sun made sports history.

Ohtani King of Sports!

As an Anaheim fan, I don't blame him for leaving it just proves yet again that Arte Moreno is the worst owner in sports and he is the 100% reason why the Angels have been bad for so many years. It's him #SellTheTeam

I absolutely love it. Shohei deserves everything, it's gonna be awesome to see him on a contending team for the next decade

dodgers apparently weren't as concerned about the surgery on ohtan's elbow because the doctor who actually performed it is the official dodger's team surgeon. they apparently vetted the surgeon and his opinion whether he can come back at full strength in terms of pitching.

LA will have to wear that helmet everytime they hit a HR. Ohtani pretty much owns LA.

700 million for a DH not playing the field... not knowing if he will ever be an effective pitcher again?? Thanks, but ill pass lmao.

Remember when Beckham was giving a portion of a league and a team, and when messi turned down over 1 billion. This is huge, until the saudis buy a team

Dodgers have 3 of the top 5 best hitters in baseball. Scary lineup

As a frequenter of Giants games, I was really hoping to have Pocari Sweat at Oracle Park. But why would Ohtani want to go from the Angels to essentially the Angels minus Trout

I'm glad Ohtani is not a man who is weirdly loyal to the Angels. He doesn't miss the choice of how to live "as a player".

100% this was a business decision first and foremost. Ticket sales, merch, Japan tv rights etc. Dodgers will make that money back eventually. I mean, just go to Dodger stadium, they're still selling Valenzuela jersey's about 30 years after his retirement and they still sell very well. This signing was much more than just baseball.

Guess I'm a Dodgers fan again.

I hope he can stay healthy, this dude has Henry Aaron, Joe Montana, Michael Jordan potential.

Now that it's done, it seems almost inevitable that he'll be injured for 2/3 of his career

There were rumors about him signing with the Dodgers months ago. He likes L.A. and didnt want to move, and just switching from Orange County to LA county means he can keep the home he currently owns.

I think this being “good for baseball” is very, very much yet to be determined. He’s guaranteed to make more than some owners are worth. There’s a whole lot of scenarios where that isn’t good for baseball

10 years 700M Ridiculous lmao I mean good investment because the revenue from Japan will be ridiculous I’m just glad it’s over let’s move on now

Those Sisters of Perpetual Whatever welcomes Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers and look forward to seeing him at Pride Night in 2024. 🌈

He changed the game. I wouldn’t be surprised In 10-15 years you’ll see the evolution of a pitcher. They are all most likely going to pitch and hit well

If kershaw comes back the dodgers will start the 2024 season with 4 no doubt hall of famers on the team…. Nuts

Makes me sick!! NO ONE deserves nor NEEDS that kind of $$$… That’s more than some countries entire GDP

This guy keeps talking about entire “sports world” but never brings up how much Ronaldo, Benzema, Mbappe is making. Ronaldo is making $550million in 2 and half year contract. And that money is not taxed lol That’s already more than what Ohtani will be making in 10 years. Not just Ronaldo, eve Messi made $670million in 4 years while he was at Barcelona. There are other superstars that are making way more than Ohtani will make per year. If you are going to talk about “world,” make sure you research about what soccer stars are making before making such claim as biggest in the world. It makes people think that Ohtani make more than soccer stars like Mbappe

It makes a lot of sense paying that much money to Ohtani. On opening day next year, those Ohtani Jerseys will be SOLD OUT and each jersey will be $200 dollars each

8:42 "It's actually Los Angeles". Arte Moreno just lost his superstar player. There was no need to take a personal at shot him. 😂

For a guy who just had his 2nd TJ surgery! He’s gonna be a so/so pitcher AT BEST, if he can even be a stater again.

With all realness the Dodgers could have one of the greatest trio's in sports history MOOKIE BETTS, FREDDIE FREEMAN, AND THEN SHOHEI OHTANI

RIP ShoBay 2023-2023

He can buy the WNBA and all the teams and still have plenty of money 🤣😂

I knew 3-months ago that Shohei Ohtani were to sign a contract after 2023 season it will only be with a Los Angeles Dodgers. Top reason he chose Dodgers because (1) he dose not have to move, (2) he likes Southern California weather, (3) and most of all remember he's Japanese Samurai for Japanese to eat Japanese food often as possible is very important to them (because I'm Japanese so I know) and it happened to be translater Ippei Mizuhara's dad owns Japanee restaurant in Irvine😮so Shohei can eat home cook meals from Ippei's dad's owner/chef's foods whenever he's in Southern California. Eating favorite foods gives a person strength both body and mind.

I wonder how much Ohtani’s ‘unprecedented deferred’ amount changes front office strategy ? For a player on their first / pre-arb contracts, probably not. They want that cash now and understandably so. But in that 28-32 age range, it could see a totally new strategy….. even if only for a handful of teams or a handful of players (both of whom want to be there deep into October). How much upper-tier payroll could they unlock now by pushing more money down the road ? It almost becomes a new tier of perceived salary cap all by itself 😳

You're spot on... I was making this exact argument that this is not a baseball contract but a marketing contract

Congratulations to Ohtani for not long ago coming in from overseas, to cashing in on his supreme talent here in free agency. Now to see what ends up happening with Mike Trout if anything does at all.

Feels so good being a Dodgers fan!!! Go Dodgers!!!💙💙💙

To me it's a bad move so unlike the Dodgers it was pretty obvious the Dodgers were going to do it but Yamamoto Snell and Cody was the better moves the Dodgers lost because they didn't have the pitching and when the best two hitters in the lineup struggle nobody else could pick up the slack the last couple of WS champions proved it takes a team rather then individual to win a WS will see what happens

People who were watching his stream😂 👇🏽

For the love of all that is holy people please please see this contract and realize there's only 4-5 teams in this entire league that can afford to play this game. We need a salary cap or we'll continue to head away from parity and small market teams will be doomed to play a different front office game forever.

Humble man get 70 mil/year...love shohei

Several days ago Joe Kelly was asked if he is willing to give up his number 17. That's the last thing in negotiations. Not sure why that wasn't a bigger clue for people.

People often say it's an overpayment, but when you consider all the off-the-field revenue, it's like you're paying for the support of an entire country like Japan, if not all of Asia. It's not just fans in Japan; he's an Asian athlete at the pinnacle of a major American sport, which is unprecedented. So, it's more than just Japan; he's the most marketable Asian athlete in the history of sports. He's worth more than any American athlete because of his international appeal.

We do need a Salary cap on Baseball tbh. Rich teams always in on talks for every player even if they already spending 220 million 💀

I wonder if Ohtani learnt from the Trout contract? He's getting guaranteed money but is structured so it won't stop the Dodgers signing/keeping top end players (on sizable contracts) to play alongside him.

Imagine how much more of that money he could have kept if he signed with a Texas team or something. California’s taxes are brutal.

And now it’s time for Mike Trout to leave the Angels He’d be dumb to stay with the Angels for the rest of his career

Most boring outcome possible

“Ohtani is the closest thing baseball has had to a celebrity” - A Rod looks down at his feet, take a deep breath, grabs his monitor and throws it at the wall - “AHHHHHHHHHHH”

Well. He must be really good

I Mean We all knew he was gon be a hot commodity in free agency but JESUS 🤯 LA gave him a Dump truck full hundos bedazzled with real diamonds 💎 💸💸 Dodgers, you Better win a World Series at some point after all this

And to think he started out at the Melbourne aces in Australia

Worst then KD to the Warriors.

Watching *while purchasing two Yamamoto cards on ebay* 😅

If NFL players ever got the salary cap removed, a star QB would sign for a billion dollars over 10 years. Without a doubt.

An Asian Japanese born being the megastar and highest paid in a USA made sport is a generational shift for sports

I used to go to Angeles games with my best friend. It’s crazy to see he’s now a dodger. I joked saying if he doesn’t resign as a angel let’s keep him in La so we can both still watch him little did I know it would actually happen

At least he doesn't have to call the moving truck..... but I hope he has a good accountant......lots of taxes to "Dodge".

Welp, too bad D-Backs are in the same division 🐍❤️

Kylian Mbape: $ 700 million over 10 years ? That's cute...

Ohtani probably calling up Yamamoto like....."Yooooooooo"

The thing people dont realize as to why he was signed for 700 is bcz he makes the dodgers WAY MORE than 700 mill in 10 years. With the entire japanese market now wanting to watch dodgers games, ads behind homeplate (go watch any angels game, especially ones ohtani pitches), jersey sales, extra ticket sales, extra parking, extra food, and any other way teams make money off a player. Ohtani will make the dodgers 5x what ANY OTHER player in the entire MLB could at minimum. And that doesn't even cover his on the field worth. He will easily make the dodgers 1.5 billion over these 10 years at minimum. Especially with playoffs and presumably WS wins? It will probably be over 2 billion. If anything ohtani was STILL underpaid

Yes...Dodger tickets will be expensive. Remember that when you are paying $50 for a beer.

Expect the amount of Japanese advertisement behind home plate umpire. Expect the whole country of Japan tuning in to watch Dodgers games. It's a win-win $$$ for both Ohtani and the Dodgers.

Good. A likely future one way max 6 WAR player gets 700 mio. What are the people in LA thinking? How to turn a profit off this investement? Cant increase attendance much, its already best in MLB. Can only sell way overpriced Made-in-China game shirts once to true fanbois. Latest after two seasons this revenue will decease. Selling more TV rights to some obscure cabel channel or internet? Maybe... But its impossible to turn a profit from this deal, plus luxury tax is to be paid. And, btw, injury prone future max relief pitcher/DH Ohtani wont help the Dogers much in the playoffs, heck him and Trout couldnt even turn the Angels into a .500 franchise. Most dumb business decision ever, by far and some tousand miles more. Idiots. Ohtani, btw, is a great player. No more, no less.

Where and when will the Colonation Ceremony be held? But I wonder the Unicorn can wear a king's crown. And where will the KABUTO go? I remember that was procured from japanese manufacturer by Shohei when with LAA.

I tried to buy Ohtani Shirt but it’s $172 & I guess the company felt it was too expensive for me. But just love Ohtani!! Been following him for 3 years.

This is a great example of a bidding war that got carried away so the "winner" lost. Othani was going to have a hard time doing enough for 10 years to justify a $50 million AAV. $70 million is just stupid and careless. I mean good for him, no hate to Othani HE did the right thing. But the guy is a pitcher having his second TJ on the wrong side of 30 who puts more strain on himself than any other player in the game and who has been doing it at a professional level for going on 12 years. He's already out as a pitcher for '24 so your paying 70 Mil for a DH, and IF he can even come back to pitching at a top tier level at all, he's not going to be able to keep it up more than 3 maybe 4 years tops and that's an optimistic guess because remember other pitchers his age with his injury history don't also have to work on keeping their swing and base running in good form. So if the Dodgers are lucky they get MAYBE 4 years of paying more money than Ronald Acuña Jr and Gerret Cole make combined for an ace pitcher/ great DH and 6 more than of paying that for a great DH (still a terrible deal) and God forbid his swing starts to fade in his late 30s you may be paying $70 mil a year for an average DH by the time all is said and done. There's just no way to make this a GOOD deal for the Dodgers, because even if he never loses a step and stays a great pitcher and hitter all the way to the age of 40 (which isn't happening) you STILL could have gotten 2 ace pitchers at that price, or the best pitcher and DH available for probably $10 million a year less. As far as "making the money back" that could MAYBE work for a small market team with tickets to sell, but there's not a ton of tickets available for LA Dodgers games anyway, and 80% is their annual revenue is TV deals, and gate. Which Othani can do little to improve. You think he's going to sell $200 million worth of jerseys? Let alone $700 million. Nope. This deal had 2 winners, Othani and whoever represents him. To be clear I want to say again no hate to Othani, he did exactly what I, and anyone else would have done. My criticism is of the Dodgers GM who obviously decided they HAD to have him even once the price got so high it no longer made sense. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the league's craftier GMs just kept a bidding war up to get the Dodgers to absurdly overpay and effectively cripple themselves in the FA market for years to come.

Kevin Durant 2016 ohtani 2023 same move same soft player Change my mind

I'm sure that fans of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will fill Dodger Stadium.

As always, great pitching will shut down great hitting. Look at what happened last year. Betts and Freddie when 1 for 31 against the Diamondbacks. Pathetic.

68 million per year DEFERRED. Dude is gonna play on a 2 million a year salary. Of course he will also make at least 40 million a year in endorsements and such. But the Dodgers get him for 2 million a year. But he does cost like 45 million a year against the luxury tax. But 680 million of the 700 is deferred until after the contract expires.

everyone’s forgetting he’ll probably have to give up at least $100 million due to huge California income taxes

*Historic. Not "historical," which does not mean "special in all of history," but rather just means "relating, or according, to history," as in the Historical Society, or "the historical home of . . ."

LA will pack Dodger stadium. Focus ONLY on hitting =50 HRs.

Blue jays and jon morosi took the biggest Ls of the offseason

i'll always love Shohei no matter what team he's on, but man it sucks to see him wasted on the dodgers

Baseball is the most unpredictable and random sport that there is ...... well, Dodgers will have a 125+ plus win season in the next three seasons, mark my words .... will they win a world series, who knows I'm not betting on that but a 125+ win regular season I would be willing to bet on. As I've always said "baseball is the most predictably unpredictable sport in the world"