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Shohei Ohtani - Seoul games to provide 'great memories' - ESPN

SEOUL, South Korea — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani says the upcoming Major League Baseball season opener against the San Diego Padres in Seoul will provide «great memories» for him and his wife, but he will attempt to focus on baseball.

Shohei Ohtani says he feels like a rookie again with Dodgers - ESPN

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Roughly 70 media members formed a half-circle around a small backdrop at the Los Angeles Dodgers' facility late Friday morning, waiting for Shohei Ohtani to conduct his first media session. About a dozen of them had shown up hours earlier, before the sun had fully risen, just to catch a glimpse of him driving into the players' parking lot.

Juan Soto, Yankees agree to record $31 million salary for '24 - ESPN

Juan Soto and the New York Yankees came to terms on a record-setting, $31 million salary for the 2024 season, topping the list of dozens of arbitration-eligible players who agreed on their compensation ahead of Thursday's 8 p.m. ET deadline.

Grading Yoshinobu Yamamoto's contract with Los Angeles Dodgers - ESPN

Until today, Gerrit Cole's contract — a nine-year, $324 million deal — was the richest ever given to a pitcher in terms of total value. Has that deal been worth it for the New York Yankees? So far, absolutely. He's been outstanding in each of his four seasons for New York, and last season, he won his first-ever Cy Young Award. It's mind-boggling to call that much money an efficient expenditure for any team, even one in a big market, but so far for the Yankees, it has been.