Shohei Ohtani Signs HISTORIC 10-Year, $700M Dollar Deal With Los Angles Dodgers I CBS Sports 

Before he is an exceptional athlete, he is a great human being with a big heart, that made this contract even better. Dodgers knows he will bring much much more than 700M to the team.

Shohei once said he was going to join Dodgers when he graduated Highschool but he ended up playing for Japanese professional baseball that resulted in increasing baseball fans in Japan…. His focus has been always passion rather than money. He has made so many choices over money for years and that is one of many reasons he is loved and respected so much by Japanese. Dodgers has been scouting him since 2012 and it was Shohei’s long term dream to join the team since he was little boy.

That's just his salary, imagine the endorsement deals, the commercials, the merch he'll make a ton for himself and the organization. Well done!

Never thought I would see a modern day Babe Ruth type player play in my lifetime. A rare player that exceeds the hype around him. Not an Angels or Dodgers fan but I'll be watching him play.

If there's any person that deserves this much it's Shohei and Ohtani..

So happy for Ohtani, perfect team to have more success. Hope he can stay healthy though.

Well I am Japanese but American at heart lol and the first place I landed was LA and ever since I watched LA vs NYC back in 1978, I have followed LA (at peanuts from a selling guy who threw a bag of peanuts better than any pitchers lol) now I’m glad he is playing for LA Dodgers. I was hyped by Garvey, Ron, Tommy John, Don Sutton. Now ready to root for ohtani mokie and all! Congrats to Ohtani and LA Dodgers. Hope LA Dodgers dominates and win World Series many times!

Huge contract for Shohei Ohtani, well deserved 👏👏👏👏

And the entire country of Canada cries. Congrats Dodgers.

Amazing deal! I think Ohtani will use most of the money to not only Dodgers but also to the world of baseball. He is worthy of receiving $700M. Congratulations! 😊

The BIGGEST free agent of all time.. and OMG, My Dodgers DID IT! I'm over the moon.. a super class act, the most talented player of all time.. joins Mookie, Freddy and a very very solid core of players.. OMG I'm happier than the Gibson home run in Oct 15 1988.

The US baseball fans throwing shade at Ohtani’s new contract being too much have no idea how big Ohtani’s global fandom is!!! Aside from Japan, Ohtani is the most popular and most-talked about sportsman in South Korea and Taiwan. I can tell you, the Americans who are mostly ignorant about the situation outside of the U.S. continent-Given all the Ohtani fans all over the world and their willingness to pay for his games and all, 700 millions in 10 years isn’t a rip-off but a good bargain for the LA Dodgers!

Ohtani's fans are not only from Japan, Canada, and the United States but also from Taiwan and South Korea. The accurate statement is that Ohtani has a large number of fans throughout the entire East Asian region.

大谷さん❤🎉ホントにホントにおめでとうございます！🎊ドジャースで暴れてください！同じ日本人として最高な気分です。今夜は祝杯乾杯🍻🇯🇵

700M! Well deserved. Dude brings a whole country views with him

Well!, very well deserved!, well earned $700m for the best current player in baseball. For us who like baseball, we live baseball, we are passionate about baseball, we feel rejoiced by Shohei's success, we wish him success, that he continues to delight us with his talent... at a good time! long live baseball!

Incredible, Wow. History made. Ohtani stays in LA with the Dodgers.

When I said Freddie Freeman was going to the dodgers he was going to the dodgers and now shohei ohtani is going to the dodgers with him on the lineup is going to be so dangerous I'm so happy that he is with the boys in blue welcome to the dodgers and let's win multiple championships ❤❤❤💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🐐🐐🐐🥇🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🧬

goosebumps❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉he's the history himself!!! unbelievable !!!

Wow Shohei! I blame the Angels. Probably this is for the best. Hope you made it to the World Series. I will try to like Dodgers for now.

Congratulations signing Shohei Ohtani! Wow!❤😃💋

How his team handled it aside from random media hype news, has been superb in such crazy social media environment, he announced it himself 💙

Be interesting to see how many homers he can hit when just focusing on that skill. He might have hit 60 this year if he didn't get injured.

カナダに在住する者としては残念ですが　大谷さんのロスアンゼルスドジャース入団おめでとうございます㊗️🎊🍾🤩💐❣️ エンジェルスの時と同じ様に全力で大谷さんを応援します📣📣📣❤ これからも大谷さんが信じる野球道を突き進んでいってください❗️

The entire country of Japan with 100M people is now Dodgers fans now ☺️❤

今日からワイも年俸0円の10年契約でエンゼルスファンから移籍してドジャースファン入りしました。 古参の皆様よろしくニキー＼(^o^)／

So happy for Shohei Ohtani. Wishing him an even better year.

FEEL LIKE SHOHEI ALL DAY!!

Congrats!! LA DODGERS!! Go get it ~Shohei!!!

Ohtani's market is in the billions of people. Go Ohtani!

Stephen A Smith is gonna complain about being unable to convert $700M into Yen

There’s nothing to talk about he one of the best hitters so he’ll DH this year and when Kershaw retires he’ll be the best pitcher on the squad in 2025 & he in a big market and he’s in a hitters’ friendly park.

Damn. Definitely like signing the best hitter and best pitcher at the same time. If Dodgers does not go to the WS, it's a BUST.

Congrats to the dodgers. 🎉

Amazing talent

insane wow

We love youuuuu

As a Blue Jays fan this one stings, I really hope the Blue Jays front office can find a hidden gem where a certain player completely changes the landscape of the MLB. Major League Baseball is so one-sided, the big names either go to the Yankees or Dodgers. But honestly, this doesn't guarantee anything for the L.A. Dodgers. People assumed the Yankees getting more stars would lead to more championships and it didn't. It is what it is, Canadian fans, Blue Jays are used to this heart break and disappointment.

大谷君おめでとう御座います⚾️🎉🎊2024年から元気で頑張ってくださいね❤

$50M/yr for Shohei, $20M/yr for Japan & all his Asian fans, minimal disruption to the lives of Shohei's support staff (like Ippei Mizuhara)... LA being a West coast team which maximizes his marketing value with it's proximity to Japan... I think this just makes sense.

Wow, congrats ohtani

I hope by getting Ohtani this brings back to Dodgers back to the World Series !!!

Geez. I remember when A-Rod's $250 million for 10 years was a record contract.

This gentleman will generate a revenue of at least 35milion a year for the Dodgers, if not more!

We did it Joe! We made MLB contracts so outrageous!

Wow!!!!😍😍😍😍

As the entire country of Japan becomes a Dodger fan 😊

...and he deserves every single penny! Congrats Shohei! Let's go Dodgers!

And the line for the most eligible bachelor in history just wrapped around the world.

As a hard-core Angels fan for 55 years, I have declared my free agency. The Angels have proven they have no plan to succeed. They put the meat in the seats, but the fans have deserved better for DECADES! The best talent leaves, and the dying elephants of MLB have come to Anaheim to graze in the sunshine for the dregs of their career. How many DECADES have the Angels needed pitching?! I will entertain offers from all teams for my loyalty. Except the Mets.

So much for being able to afford to go to a game now

He deserves it all. I can imagine the amount would have been more had the recent injury not happen.

If you prorate the past 3 MVP caliber seasons hes played into this mega contract, its not too ridiculous to be paying him this amount. Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander get paid $40-44 million per year. And all they do is pitch. Ohtani won't be pitching in 2024 but he generates so much endorsements for himself and MLB. So really its a 13 year $700 million contract. $700 million ÷ 13 years = approximately $54 million per year. His endorsements and tv deals and viewers from Japan will cover atleast half his contract already, if not more. ⚾️ 🧢

Congrats to la man they are gonna be so good with him this insane tbh🎉🎉😮😮

Damn 700million that's crazy 😧. And he's worth every single dollar 💰

Ohtani's agent did a phenomenal job. So, Toronto was clearly smoke, to get the Dodgers to close the deal. Shohei loves California, I would've loved to see him in New York in pinstripes but it wasn't meant to be.

Showtime ❤

That is CRAZY! And why I don’t go to major league sports games, unless a company is paying

Hell yeah dodgers let go 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇 the boys in blue baby #1

following the Dodgers now

You can’t compare a 10-year contract with that of messi’s last barcelona contract. Messi’s half a billion+ was for a 3-year deal, while the 700B is for 10 years. Common! It is enough to say it’s the biggest contract in MLB. So happy for shohei. Congrats!

Amazing player and story.

That is incredible! He must be good!

I'll support Ohtani so as well Dodgers afterwards definitely!!!

The Dodgers are nuts! imo

Let's go Dodgers!!!🎉

I can’t wait to pay $50 for a beer $75 for parking $30 for a hotdog $10 for popcorn $200 for a jersey 💙🤍💙🤍

lets gooooooooo

Heart goes out to the jays

I’m retiring after hearing this

70m/year 🤯

Yes!

Phillies Should’ve called me we could’ve gave him 710 Million

Imagine retiring almost a billionaire from playing baseball. He’ll probably be a billionaire when he’s done cause all of the sponsors thru the years.

Dodgers let Shohei post the news to get the attention off the Yankees and Soto. 😂

Nice deal and I have nothing against Shohei, yeah I know he is a 2 way player but the Dodgers had sticks already, the Dodgers have for the past several seasons had LIGHTS OUT regular seasons only to not make it to the World Series. So again, on paper it all looks good. Stay tuned

Dude was on his way to Toronto then the Dodgers called and he did a U-turn

That wig though

Wow wow wow

Well, Dodgers are my favorite NL team, so there ta go. Wanted him in Toronto but I can't imagine Toronto has that kind of money with the exchange rate. One team out of ALL have to worry about a massive currency rate.

This makes the Angels look really pathetic. All those Ohtani fans in So Cal will now buy Ohtani's blue jersey, and they will fill out the stadium. The Angels no longer give casual fans much reason to watch them.

A METS fan here. Did not have much hope to get him, but still disappointed.

Oh brother… now all food, beer, and parking price going up

And people say the Yankees ruin baseball but that's a massive overpay by the Dodgers...

Such an amazing pitcher! No wonder he gets such a high salary 💰👍👍 - If you learn the Shurangama Mantra well, becoming one with it, you'll reach the mantra's samadhi, making your recitation uninterrupted like flowing water. This could bring you wealth like America's richest oil magnates for seven lives. But don't learn it just for wealth; seven lives go by quickly. Aim higher, for ultimate Buddhahood and Unsurpassed Proper and Equal Right Enlightenment. True dedication to the mantra transforms you into a high-level Buddha form, like those on the Buddha's crown. - the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

これで大谷翔平vsマイク・トラウトがまた見られる❗️

By the All-Star break, the Dodgers will have Buehler, May and potentially Kershaw. If they get one or two elite pitchers, such as Yamamoto, Burnes or Cease, they will be unstoppable.

Dodgers spent all their cap money on one amazing player with no cap space for any decent pitchers and out fielders lol. Dodgers are just going to be a crappy team with an amazing player wasting his talent. But hey mlb isnt about winning anymore its about the getting that money.

I'm surprised he didn't announce this on a tv exclusive

He was always going to be the Dodgers Toronto was living in dreamland

🔥 GO PHILLIES

For the greatest player ever it doesn’t matter how much he costs, the Goat is priceless!

The only people who are particular about the contract amount are ordinary people like us. He only thinks about winning for his team. That's the secret to success.

A World Series between Dodgers and Yankees would eclipse NBA Finals in ratings.

１年『101億円』×１０年『1015億円』は、生涯年俸ランキング１位であったアレックス・ロドリゲス　$399,285,104　を周回遅れにするほど上回る。

日本で来年からドジャースの選手がもっと知られるようになるんですね。 また、一から覚えることになる日本人が増えるかも。それも楽しみ。

With 700 mil, the Jays had no chance to compete with that kinda money.

A lot of the money was deferred past the 10 year period- up to 20 years. This was done to reduce the Dodgers taxes and Shohei to have strong income post retirement. The present value is probably closer to a regular 10yr/450-475m contract.

Crazy amount to pay anyone . Used to love Baseball before the Big Money . Now I couldn’t care less 😂

Now go get some aces on the mound 💙