The biggest domino of the offseason has officially fallen: Shohei Ohtani is a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving across town for the low, low price of $700 million. L.A. just landed arguably the most talented player in the history of the sport, and while they’ll have to wait at least a year to […]
December 11, 2023
The baseball world is still reeling from Shohei Ohtani’s weekend announcement that he had chosen to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s a move with far-reaching implications, arguably the best player in the history of the sport signing the richest contract in the history of any sport — and landing with one of the […]
December 11, 2023
The baseball world is still reeling from Shohei Ohtani’s bombshell over the weekend, but Hot Stove season waits for no one — if anything, action figures to finally pick up now that the sport’s best player has chosen his destination. Plenty of big names remain available, and the teams who missed out on landing Ohtani […]
December 11, 2023
We knew that, wherever he signed, Shohei Ohtani was going to reset the market going forward — and almost certainly become baseball’s first $500 million man. But his 10-year deal with the Dodgers didn’t just reset the market; it blew it up entirely, turning Ohtani into professional sports’ first $700 million man. We’ve covered the […]
December 9, 2023
After days of speculation and tracking private jets, the biggest free agent in baseball history has made his choice. In an Instagram post on Saturday afternoon, Shohei Ohtani announced that he’d be signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, with a historic deal reported at $700 million over 10 years. It was an emotional roller coaster […]
December 9, 2023
In the end, it was the Los Angeles Dodgers all along. We were beginning to doubt, as reports started flying that Shohei Ohtani was en route to Toronto and Yusei Kikuchi had rented out an entire sushi restaurant in celebration of his impending signing. But the opportunity to sign with one of the sport’s glamour […]
December 9, 2023
In the end, it was the Los Angeles Dodgers all along. We were beginning to doubt, as reports started flying that Shohei Ohtani was en route to Toronto and Yusei Kikuchi had rented out an entire sushi restaurant in celebration of his impending signing. But the opportunity to sign with one of the sport’s glamour […]
December 9, 2023
After weeks, months, even years of speculation, we finally have an answer: Shohei Ohtani is a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, putting an end to the most lucrative free-agent pursuit in baseball history. It’s a move that reshapes the landscape of the entire support, quite possibly the greatest player the game has ever seen […]
December 9, 2023
It turns out that Shohei Ohtani won’t be leaving Los Angeles after all. For most of Friday, speculation (and lots of private-jet flight tracking) suggested the two-way superstar was headed to the Toronto Blue Jays. But on Saturday afternoon, Ohtani put all the rumors to bed, announcing in an Instagram post that he was taking […]
December 9, 2023
Hot Stove season waits for no one — not even the biggest free agent in baseball history. While the eyes of the baseball world were fixed on Toronto and any private jets in its airspace, the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals agreed to an interesting trade, with St. Louis outfielder Tyler O’Neill headed […]
December 9, 2023
Quite possibly the most anticipated decision in MLB history could finally be coming. After months of speculation, Shohei Ohtani appears ready to pick his next team, with MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reporting that a choice is “imminent” — likely within the next 24 hours, or at least by the end of the weekend. Source: Shohei […]
December 8, 2023