Watch: MLB star Shohei Ohtani speaks after signing $700 million deal with LA Dodgers
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Your support makes all the difference.Watch as MLB star Shohei Ohtani holds a press conference after signing a record $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The biggest superstar in baseball was formally introduced by the team on Thursday 14 December.
A unique two-way star as both a hitter and pitcher, the 29-year-old Japanese sensation left the Los Angeles Angels as a free agent after six years.
He’s moving 30 miles up Interstate 5 after the Dodgers outbid the competition by offering a $700 million, 10-year contract in a deal announced this week.
It was Ohtani’s first time speaking with the media since 9 August, two weeks before a pitching injury that required surgery and will keep him off the mound until 2025.
He had the operation on 19 September, but the nature of the surgery was not fully announced.
The two-time AL MVP has a .274 batting average with 171 homers, 437 RBIs and 86 stolen bases along with a 39-19 record with a 3.01 ERA and 608 strikeouts in 481 2/3 innings.
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