Shohei Ohtani has revolutionized sports in the United States after signing a 10-year, $700 million deal with Los Angeles Dodgersso it is generating a strong stir and in the last few hours it has managed to surpass a record that it had Lionel Messi when he arrived at Inter Miami.
Los Dodgers They are already looking forward to the start of the 2024 MLB season, which is why the MLB jersey has already gone on sale. Shohei Ohtaniwho will use ’17’.
The Japanese pitcher’s jersey broke a record of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldosince his t-shirt became the best-selling in the United States.
Shohei Ohtani’s jersey is the best-selling in the USA
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Through a report from Fanatics, Shohei Ohtani became the man who sold the most jerseys in their first 48 hours of release in the United States, surpassing sales of the jersey Messi with Inter Miami and Cristiano Ronaldo when he returned to Manchester United.
Shohei Ohtani tops the list of best-selling jerseys in the USA
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Shohei Ohtani
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Leo Messi
Inter Miami
3
Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United
4
Justin Fields
Chicago Bears
5
Bryce Harper
Philadelphia Phillies
Shohei Ohtani will wear number 17 for the Dodgers
The Dodger pitcher, Joe Kelly, revealed a change of number for the next season, as he decided to give his number to Shohei Ohtani.
“We could make a jersey together, it could be ‘Joehei’,” Kelly joked about giving the number to his new teammate, which he has used for two periods 2019-2021 and his return to the Californian team in 2023.
Now, Joe Kelly, will wear number 99 starting in the 2024 season with the Dodgers.
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Shohei Ohtani will earn 20 million
Since the election of Shohei Ohtani to play for Los Angeles Dodgers Starting with the 2024 MLB season, one issue has attracted the most attention; the 700 million dollars that his contract is worth for 10 seasons, however, in the last hours it was announced that the player will only earn 20 million during his stay in the Californian team.
According to sources cited by The Athletic and ESPN, the Japanese made the decision not to collect his full annual salary and defer it so that the rest could be paid at another time, and thus help the franchise management to bring in even more reinforcements that allow them to establish a winning dynasty in the Major Leagues.
The contractual structuring in MLB allows players and teams to freely structure their contracts, as long as they comply with their tax obligations. In the case of Ohtani, it was decided to postpone the collection of 68 million of his average salary, which would be 70 million for each season during the 10 years of its duration.
2023-12-14 23:52:25
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