The Los Angeles Angels say two-way superstar Ohtani Shohei has signed a one-year deal worth 30 million dollars for the 2023 season.
The deal is the largest one-year contract ever given to a Japanese player in Major League Baseball.
US media say the previous record annual salary for a Japanese player was pitcher Darvish Yu's contract with the Chicago Cubs for 2018 that was worth 25 million dollars.
Ohtani will be a free agent after the 2023 season unless he signs a new long-term contract.
Ohtani is batting .276 with 34 homers. As a pitcher, he has won 15 games with 213 strikeouts this season.
Ohtani moved from the Nippon-Ham Fighters to the Los Angeles Angels through a posting system in 2017.
He agreed to a two-year, 8.5 million-dollar deal with the team in 2021.
The deal is the largest one-year contract ever given to a Japanese player in Major League Baseball.
US media say the previous record annual salary for a Japanese player was pitcher Darvish Yu's contract with the Chicago Cubs for 2018 that was worth 25 million dollars.
Ohtani will be a free agent after the 2023 season unless he signs a new long-term contract.
Ohtani is batting .276 with 34 homers. As a pitcher, he has won 15 games with 213 strikeouts this season.
Ohtani moved from the Nippon-Ham Fighters to the Los Angeles Angels through a posting system in 2017.
He agreed to a two-year, 8.5 million-dollar deal with the team in 2021.
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Los Angeles Angels star Ohtani Shohei signs a record-breaking 30M USD one-year deal for the 2023 season, surpassing Yu Darvish's previous highest annual salary of 25M USD for a Japanese player. Ohtani, batting .276 with 34 homers and winning 15 games as a pitcher this season, will be a free agent
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221002_12/
Date: Oct. 2, 2022
Created: 2022/10/02 15:49
Updated: 2025/12/09 13:12
Last Read: 2022/10/02 15:49