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Fabian Ardaya / The Athletic:
Shohei Ohtani to defer $68 million per year in unusual arrangement with Dodgers: Sources — Shohei Ohtani's record-setting 10-year, $700 million deal includes a series of unprecedented deferrals, a person briefed on the terms told The Athletic on Monday. — In an effort to enable the Dodgers …
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Shohei Ohtani's massive deferrals, Dodgers contract explained — Sometimes $70 million a year isn't exactly $70 million a year. — The best way to think about Shohei Ohtani's wild and unusual contract with the Dodgers might be as a $700 million, 20-year deal, rather than a $700 million, 10-year deal.
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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Explaining the unprecedented deferrals in Ohtani's Dodgers deal — Shohei Ohtani's stunning 10-year, $700 million contract made some wonder whether the Dodgers would be able to continue signing more stars to surround the two-time American League MVP on the field.
Fabian Ardaya / The Athletic:
The Dodgers got Shohei Ohtani. What's next? — The Dodgers landed the man they had sought for a decade. Shohei Ohtani, and his many, many, many (yes, many) millions have shattered records with the richest contract in pro sports history. — Yet, the Dodgers' work might just be beginning.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Shohei Ohtani free agency hysteria brought out the worst in MLB media. We can do better. — Shohei Ohtani, baseball's most glorious talent, one that we may never see again, has managed to bring out the absolute worst in us. — We baseball writers have disgraced ourselves, becoming an embarrassment to the journalism community.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Shohei Ohtani's new contract is just his latest feat to shock the world — OF ALL HIS incredible abilities, Shohei Ohtani's capacity to shock tops the list. For the past six years, Ohtani has left us mere mortals slack-jawed as he conquered Major League Baseball, a sport that typically evolves …
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Matthew Pouliot / NBCSports.com:
Shohei Ohtani joins Dodgers, signs record $700 million pact — Shohei Ohtani got his $700 million in free agency and didn't even have to pack up his house. Baseball's best player smashed the all-time record with his 10-year deal Saturday, signing with the Dodgers over his other finalists, supposedly the Angels, Blue Jays and Cubs.
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Shams Charania / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about potential trades for Pascal Siakam, Zach LaVine and more: Shams' Inside Pass — LAS VEGAS — With the NBA's In-Season Tournament's conclusion and critical trade eligibility dates nearing, the NBA trade marketplace is beginning to shape up.
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Alex Feuz / ESPN Press Room U.S.:
ESPN's Expanded International MLB Game Schedule in 2024 to Include Shohei Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers Debut as Part of the Seoul Series — Broadcast Slate Includes a Mexico City Series Game, an Exclusive London Series Game and the Complete Two-Game Seoul Series
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Goold's chat: Readers ask as costs soar, are Cardinals ‘complacent,’ conservative or cagey? — Your Cardinals questions in the weekly baseball chat here at StlToday.com prompted more than 14,200 words and nearly 400 inches of baseball conversation, all of it hosted by baseball writer Derrick Goold.
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Los Angeles Times:
Julio Urías police investigation complete, L.A. County D.A.'s office reviewing for charges — After months of investigation by authorities, the case of Julio Urías' arrest on suspicion of felony domestic violence has finally moved to its next stage.
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Darragh McDonald / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants, Jung Hoo Lee Agree To Six-Year Deal — The Giants and outfielder Jung Hoo Lee are in agreement on a six-year, $113MM deal, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post. There is an opt-out after four years. In addition to that guarantee, the Giants will owe a posting fee of $18.825MM to the Kiwoom Heroes.
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets' Francisco Alvarez open to long-term contract extension — The Mets' potential franchise cornerstone catcher is open to formalizing that. — Francisco Alvarez is interested in discussing a long-term contract extension with the Mets, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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