New Details About Shohei Ohtani’s Historic Contract

Shohei Ohtani will be deferring $680 million of his $700 million record-breaking contract to help the Dodgers sign additional players in free agency.

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00:00 You won't believe the details of Shohei Otani's new contract.

00:03 Otani just agreed to terms on a new $700 million deal with the Dodgers,

00:07 which is the richest in professional sports.

00:10 But get this, he agreed to defer $680 million of that until after his contract expires.

00:15 That means he'll be making $2 million annually until after the 2033 season.

00:20 Now the decision to defer the massive amount of money was apparently a suggestion from Otani himself,

00:26 and could enable the Dodgers to continue to be major players in free agency.