Inside Shohei Ohtani's Billion-Dollar Economy

Shohei Ohtani's $700 million contract already looks like a bargain — to the Dodgers, the city of Los Angeles, and even Japan.

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Last summer, the Los Angeles Dodgers shocked everyone when they signed Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million contract. It was by far the largest contract in MLB history and roughly $200 million more than MLB experts had predicted he would get.

This sent everyone into a frenzy, especially whe…