TWO-TIME MLB MVP AWARD WINNER SHOHEI OHTANI AGREED TO A 10-YEAR, $700 MILLION DEAL WITH THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS
OHTANI WAS ONE OF THER MOST COVETED FREE AGENTS IN MLB HISTORY AFTER SPENDING SIX-YEARS WITH THE LA ANGELS ORGANIZATION
HIS $700M DEAL WITH THE DODGERS IS THE LARGEST CONTRACT IN NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS HISTORY AND MARKES HIM THER HIGHEST-PAID PLAYER IN MLB HISTORY
THE TWO-WAY SENSATION POSTED ON HIS INSTAGRAMABOUT YHE NEWS
"I PLEDGE TO ALWAYS DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE TEAM AND ALWAYS CONTINUE TO GIVE IT MY ALL TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF."SHOHEI OHTANI VIA INSTAGRAM
"UNTIL THE LAST DAY OF MY PLAYING CAREER, I WANT TO CONTINUE TO STRIVE FORWARD NOT ONLY FOR THE DODGERS BUT FOR THE BASEBALL WORLD."SHOHEI OHTANI VIA INSTAGRAM
THE JAPANESE SUPERSTAR UNDERWENT HIS SECOND TOMMY JOHN SURGERY IN SEPTEMBER, SO HE IS EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TO ONLY DESIGNATED HITTING DUTIES NEXT SEASON.