Baseball has never seen a player like Shohei Ohtani. The sport has also never seen anything like the record-breaking 10-year, $700 million (?99.4 billion) contract he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers this week.
Ohtani is a comic book character come to life. He hits at an elite level, pitches at an elite level and can run like the wind. There have been two-way players in baseball¡¯s distant past, such as Babe Ruth and various Negro League stars, but none like Ohtani.
His deal with the Dodgers is equally unique and could impact the team in such a way that people may one day view a $700 million contract ¡ª believed to be the largest in global sports history, according to MLB.com ¡ª as a bargain.
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