Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Shohei Ohtani’s free agency has been the talk of baseball ever since the Japanese star signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels before the start of the 2023 MLB season.
The contract, which avoided arbitration, meant that the modern-day Babe Ruth would hit the open market. Shohei Ohtani is shown at a press conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on December 14, 2023. (Frederic J.
Brown/AFP via Getty Images) Projections for his contract were difficult to accurately predict as Ohtani’s unique skill set has not been seen since the 1930s.
But no one could have predicted what was to come. DODGERS WEREN'T ONLY TEAM TO OFFER SHOHEI OHTANI $700 MILLION DEAL On Saturday, Ohtani agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, signing a 10-year, $700 million contract to head north on the 5 freeway.