After announcing on social media that he was joining the Los Angeles Dodgers, baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani made his addition to the team official, and solidified his contract as the biggest in sport's history.
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00:00 Shohei Otani has signed the biggest contract in sports history. The Japanese baseball player
00:06 took the stage with his new team during a press conference at their stadium.
00:10 "I'm very excited and happy to be a part of Los Angeles Stooges, which has a vision
00:17 of a clear victory and a rich history of the team."
00:23 Otani's groundbreaking contract guarantees him 700 million US dollars for 10 years of
00:29 play with the team. However, 680 million of that will be deferred to between 2034 and
00:36 2043 so the Dodgers can bring more talent onto the team.
00:40 Otani's annual salary of 70 million US dollars is more than the entire payroll of some teams.
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