I apologize but you’re wrong. Masanori "Mashi" Murakami is the first Japanese player that set the standard of what they were capable of in the MLB. Go Giants!
My Nomo baseball card from 1995 is only worth a couple of dollars. Unlike his, Shohei's cards are worth a lot more. You could say a players value reflects how much their Baseball Cards are worth.
@@TheLastHero905 Yes he was the first but he didn't really bring in Japanese players to play in the states like Nomo did. It took decades for another Japanese player after Murakami and guess who was the second Japanese player to play in MLB: Nomo. Add to that he was ROY and an All-Star which he proved Japanese players can not only compete but excel in the MLB level. Whereas Murakami broke the barrier but he didn't really trailblaze other Japanese players to play in the MLB the way Nomo did. Watch this video and let go of your bias. ua-cam.com/video/DtrW8olXsRE/v-deo.html
I cannot agree with you more. I remember how harshly Nomo was criticized by the Japanese media as if he were a deserter when he announced his decision to play in MLB. Once he did well in MLB, of course everyone in Japan was suddenly supportive. All the subsequent Japanese MLB players have a lot to thank Nomo for being the brave pioneer and paving the path.
You said Ichiro was the first Japanese Superstar. I'm not saying you're wrong, but when the Dodgers signed Hideo Nomo when I was a kid, I wanted nothing more than to pitch like The Tornado. He really was a phenom here in LA in the 90's
No, he didn’t open the door for two way players😂 he’s an anomaly, a unicorn. You’re not gonna see anyone like him for a loooooong time. It only took 100 years.
I doubt people will be able to replicate a Shohei Ohtani, as a two way player in the future. Generations will try, no doubt. But, become a Shohei; I have my doubts. He’s as close to a “one-off” as one could get. I definitely won’t say impossible. But, unlikely and Good Luck to those who try to become HIM.
Yeah man just look at his crazy schedule as a kid and the discipline. Literally just eat, sleep and train every frigging day no time for entertainment no time for relationship
It’s been 90 years since the last guy like him did it I’m sure it’s gonna be somewhat of a norm soon people have progressed these kids coming up watching shohei are gonna figure out what he did to save enough time to both hit well and pitch well. Give it 15 years we will see someone close to him 😊
@@ShelleyLevyMusic you could argue Shohei is really the first guy to do this, especially if he's able to get at least a few more seasons of pitching in. Babe Ruth only actually pitched and hit full time for a year or two before giving up on pitching for the majority of his career. He would still pitch ocassionally but not very often. What Shohei is doing really is unprecedented in baseball so far. Anyways, there might be a few more two way players that pop up in the near future but I don't think there will be many who can keep up the workload plus to even become a two way player in MLB they have to prove they are an MLB caliber pitcher AND hitter simultaneously, if they're not, coaches are going to push the player to do one or the other, which is always what happens to every young baseball player in high school/college
Exactly. The mindset is over all. In Othani's His brake point is the speed.of his swing when he hits and whrn he pitches. It implies high flexibility and efficient training, mainly good care of his back ❤❤❤ua-cam.com/users/shortsawY6ZfBCBmE?si=pEQZHXyGkNcc-K6Z
Likely more to come! Those kids practice twice a day 6 times a week. I lived across the street from a high school for a few years. It was wild watching them get after it
Are you hype you’re gonna win with 4+ superstars on your team when half your lineup is filled with superstars and you have 2 aces in your bullpen and you have a great starter playing relief
Growing up in NC - we don't have a home baseball team so I always kind of just had players I liked watching play. Ohtani got me back into baseball - so I hope the Dodgers make the most of this and Ohtani can get a MLB championship.
For the case of roki sasaki, his intention to be posted is because he want to challenge mlb asap, not because of money. Remember he will have team control for six year if he got posted now or next year. It’s the same in football, Japanese player just want to go abroad asap so to taste and improve rather than wait locally, that’s mentality driving them to be that good in recent year
@@Gankhisprawn i appreciate the history lesson no need for highlights, i watched his first K as an American baseball pitcher, announcers talking about he has a forkball and a curveball but the forkball is the go to pitch to strike you out with and loooooooooong hands up back turn whined up(almost like softball) and at the knees perfect throw for first MLB K, batter walking away all pissed off yelling at the ump 😂
Dodgers have a history of winning, regardless of what people think. They are consistent. Smart moves and trades. Former Dodger players are littered everywhere. The Mets tried to do this and had a fire sale in half a year
They also consistently underperform in the post season. From the outside looking in it seems like the Dodgers brass are more concerned with profit margins than winning hardware.
How many rings?? One, possibly none! Remember the stacked Braves teams of the 90’s and 2000’s? How many rings do THEY have? One! In 15 years! How many rings do the Dodgers have in 11 years of gobbling up EVERY GODDAMNED PLAYER ON EARTH like the 2000’s Yankees?! One! And in the Covid year! Barely! Against Tampa!
Hard to believe that in this day of worldwide sports and millions of kids growing up going to kids camps and getting training at an early age, that there would not be a lot more Shohei Ohtanis out there ready to replicate his feats. I mean, it will be difficult, because it is not just physical talent, but mental mindset and some luck, but I see the possibility of kids growing up now watching Shohei and preparing to follow in his footsteps.
Exactly. The mindset is over all. In Othani's His brake point is the speed.of his swing when he hits and whrn he pitches. It implies high flexibility and efficient training, mainly good care of his back ❤❤❤ua-cam.com/users/shortsawY6ZfBCBmE?si=pEQZHXyGkNcc-K6Z
7:30 Same thing happened with hockey in the eastern block in the 90’s and continues today. All the great players used and use the local league and national team to show of what they could do and eventually declared for the NHL draft. This is how Jágr, Ovechkin, Chára, Gáborík, Kucherov, Panarin, Hossa etc got into NHL. Juraj Slafkovsky got noticed and drafted mainly due to his performance in the IIHF world cup. And yes the quality of national teams and leagues, especially in smaller countries like Czechia or Slovakia did go down.
When a young baseball player is a talented athlete he is often good at hitting and pitching. I have read about how MLB outfielders will practice pitching to each other when warming up, especially the knuckelball. Superstar hitters like Ichiro have sometimes begged a chance to pitch in a game, just for fun and to maybe get in the books as a player who played all 9 positions in one game. I never understood why MLB would not let players excel at both pitching and hitting. This will be fun, as Ohtani has possibly changed the future career choices of talented players in Japan and the USA. And also in Cuba, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, and every other place baseball is played. This also may make baseball more popular in Europe and Asia as it will increase to worldwide coverage of US MLB now that our best and richest player is an Asian. Why not in Africa too. All you need is one ball and one bat to play a game of baseball.
Ohtani was with the Anfor for 6 years and I've not seen anything as big as what I've seen the Dodgers have done around Ohtani in the first 30 days. I was an Angels because Ohtani and Trout and now I'm a Dodgers fan.
He will get $350 million after taxes. In Japanese endorsements, he might make 25 million (They really don't pay that much in Japan). I don't think he will ever make it to a billion.
Rendon contract and angels put a trauma to ohtani that he rather get paid later than put a team limit in recruiting other players like rendon because of the contract
Getting Shohei may also help the Dodgers get Yamamoto. After that, who knows how many free agents will want to come and play on this dream team? Lots of ifs yet to be determined, but if Yamamoto is added, and the snowball effect builds momentum, this could be another dynasty like the Yankees of the 1930s and 1940s.
As a long suffering Padre fan whose team’s sugar daddy owner just died of cancer and whose team has commenced yet another fire sale….being in the same division as the Dodgers just ABSOLUTELY SUCKS BALLS!
It is the largest contract but the money per year of those superstar soccer players is insane too, keep in mind that his $700 million contract is 10 years. For reference Lionel Messi’s $674 million cotract is 4 years Cristiano Ronaldo had a $536 million contract for 2.5 years
The perennial championships teams in MLB has solid bullpen...would not be surprised if they restart Shohei in the bullpen, perhaps in 2024 during the playoff!!!!
Baseball should structure itself more like football/soccer, with the MLB being like the Premier League, and NPB and KBO being like Bundesliga and La Liga. This would expand baseball to a global scale and culminate in the WBC being like the World Cup. There can even be a tournament every year like the Champions League where the top teams from each league have something to play for in a single elimination, bracket style tournament. This will incentivize leagues to keep players, farm talent, spend more in cross-league signings, and grow their brands so that each year, they can be competitive against other leagues. And it gives regions that normally wouldn’t have a collective league, the chance to play within a structure. A Latin Anerican league, consisting of clubs from Mexico, DR, PR, Venezuela, Panama, etc, can be a competitive league with no major competitors in major sports within that region. The WBC this year, proves that baseball can be a global product if handled correctly
IMO, whether it's financially sound or not greatly depends on his elbow. If he slumps next year while only hitting, is there going to be as much hype? If the Dodgers can't get it done in the post season, will he continue to draw huge international interest? This isn't even his first elbow surgery, he's already had Tommy-John, so it'll be a huge deal for him to get back on the mound in 2025 and still be an effective pitcher. Considering he'll be turning 30 next summer, he's only going to start declining as time goes on. How much and how fast will be key to how this contract ends up turning out.
theres nothing bending the rules regarding his contract. ohtanis contract isnt the first ever. both betts and freeman have deffered payment contracts. ten years from now the dodgers will be worth even more than they are now. people upset by this are fuckin idiots. if your team doesnt spend money thats nobody elses issue but that team and fanbase. cheap teams dont deserve the league handicapping other richer teams at all. owners arent special trying to keep revenue as high as possible while not paying any players. not that people playing sports deserves hundreds of millions to begin with. watching people play sports doesnt change lives and never has.
"How dare the Dodgers outsmart everyone" 😂 the league is mad cus they didn’t think of it first lol. Don't hate the player, hate the game. The Dodgers playing chess not checkers 💙 💪🏽
It’ll be interesting to see how the Rays handle it. They’re allergic to spending money so I could definitely see Randy somewhere else. It’s really up to the Dodgers. If they wanna make it happen, they will. I could also see the Giants or Padres making a push to land him.
How will the Angels' crowd react when he returns? Will they welcome him with warm hearts like the Colts did with Manning or will it be like Lebron's return to Cleveland where the entire stadium was booing him?
Still a risky contract. LA is 1 sprained ankle away from losing 2 players. Winning in baseball is all about all 25 guys on roster, not superstars. Trout and Ohtani have already proven it.
Just hope in 10-15 years from now this doesn't come and bite the dodgers in the ass. Reason being you will be paying 68 million for over 10 years after that player is long gone and retired. Won't that payroll affect that decade in signing players ???
The owners are smart and know they will make it back. 😂😂😂 Stanton, Davis, Strasburg, Cabrera, on and on. Hundreds of millions of losses and way more on the books.
Because he knows he can make 60+ from endorsements alone. Per year. Minimum. Are you worried he’ll go broke? It’s more likely he’ll make double what he did with the angels tho. No one cares about the angels. Dodgers are an international fanbase
1. He will save $35 million in taxes each year for the next 10 years. 2. It allows the Dodgers to spend on another elite player. Ultimately, Shohei just wants to do what is best for the Dodgers and win championships. 3. He doesn't need the money now. He makes $45 million a year on endorsements. How much does he need to live on? That one year of endorsements is enough to take care of 4 generations of his descendants for the rest of their lives.
Can you explain? I’ve heard the opposite. I’ve heard that he will move back to Japan before he starts collecting the bulk of his money, and will not have to pay state income tax, as he won’t be a California resident at that time.
@@TrevorD19 yup. Me too. Since all his money is differed he will move back to Japan before he is paid. And won’t pay a lot of the tax on it… So he won’t pay 2/3 in tax. More like 37%.
This will destroy baseball unless MLB deliberately wants an LA/NY only league and a trick and pony show to pretend there is regular season while destroying any national appeal. interested in MLB now writing them off
Dodgers always screw up in the playoffs. Shohei didn't get the Angels to the playoffs. Lets compare him to Micheal Jordan who pushed his team to a championship for years in a row. Good Luck
Big difference though, even if they are both team sports. In basketball even if you dont have the ball you can impact the game in someway as long as you are in the court where as in baseball you cant take all the at-bats of your team mates and you cant pitch in back to back games as this is not possible unless you willing to injure yourself.
@@exia0616 True i give you credit on that reply. But his WAR is so up there when he's a two way player. He should be able to push the Angels into the playoffs in my opinion. Especially with Mike Trout.
@@jameswilgor6835 issue is angels has mediocre at best lineup, their rotation is bad and i mean really bad in which some of their rotation guys wont even be given a starting role in other clubs.
acting like the bulls won every single play off run is fucking stupid. michael jordan literally means nothing to basektball in 2023. what people did 20 years ago doesnt make them important today. mj has nothing to do with any team in the nba. comparing two different sports is dumb as hell. id say tom brady is a better goat than mj. 7 is more than 6
With all due respect to Ichiro who we all know is a Legend, I disagree with you and it’s probably because you’re younger and just weren’t around to see when Hideo Nomo came over and signed with the Dodgers. That was a very big deal. And Japanese Folks lost their minds. There was a lot of fanfare with Nomi and he was really good too.
How many rings will Shohei win with the Dodgers?
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it doesn't matter he already won my heart
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Correction: Nomo was the first trailblazer that brought Japanese players to play in the MLB such as Ichiro and Matsui.
I apologize but you’re wrong. Masanori "Mashi" Murakami is the first Japanese player that set the standard of what they were capable of in the MLB. Go Giants!
I absolutely remember Nomo mania, and he was the first that sprung go mind.
My Nomo baseball card from 1995 is only worth a couple of dollars. Unlike his, Shohei's cards are worth a lot more. You could say a players value reflects how much their Baseball Cards are worth.
@@TheLastHero905 Yes he was the first but he didn't really bring in Japanese players to play in the states like Nomo did. It took decades for another Japanese player after Murakami and guess who was the second Japanese player to play in MLB: Nomo. Add to that he was ROY and an All-Star which he proved Japanese players can not only compete but excel in the MLB level.
Whereas Murakami broke the barrier but he didn't really trailblaze other Japanese players to play in the MLB the way Nomo did. Watch this video and let go of your bias.
ua-cam.com/video/DtrW8olXsRE/v-deo.html
I cannot agree with you more. I remember how harshly Nomo was criticized by the Japanese media as if he were a deserter when he announced his decision to play in MLB. Once he did well in MLB, of course everyone in Japan was suddenly supportive. All the subsequent Japanese MLB players have a lot to thank Nomo for being the brave pioneer and paving the path.
I have a big crush for showtime Shohei. 😍❤️
I can see Ohtani getting hired onto a coaching staff after he retires, and then becoming part-owner of the team (whether a Japanese team or MLB team)
He is smart.. money will make you tired. He wants to concentrate on playing what he loves.
Money does make you tired!!!!! Word of the wise!!!!1
thats not even remotely the case. he made 40 million dollars last season in endorsements. he could afford playing in the mlb for FREE
When I was broke I thought money can solve everything. Now I have come to realize money can not buy happiness.
@@halfpound8ozsure but I’d rather cry in a Porsche lol
You said Ichiro was the first Japanese Superstar. I'm not saying you're wrong, but when the Dodgers signed Hideo Nomo when I was a kid, I wanted nothing more than to pitch like The Tornado. He really was a phenom here in LA in the 90's
oh yeah, I'm definitely guilty of doing the long twisting windup sometimes when I would pitch as a kid
No, he didn’t open the door for two way players😂 he’s an anomaly, a unicorn. You’re not gonna see anyone like him for a loooooong time. It only took 100 years.
I doubt people will be able to replicate a Shohei Ohtani, as a two way player in the future. Generations will try, no doubt. But, become a Shohei; I have my doubts. He’s as close to a “one-off” as one could get. I definitely won’t say impossible. But, unlikely and Good Luck to those who try to become HIM.
Yeah man just look at his crazy schedule as a kid and the discipline. Literally just eat, sleep and train every frigging day no time for entertainment no time for relationship
It’s been 90 years since the last guy like him did it I’m sure it’s gonna be somewhat of a norm soon people have progressed these kids coming up watching shohei are gonna figure out what he did to save enough time to both hit well and pitch well. Give it 15 years we will see someone close to him 😊
@@ShelleyLevyMusic you could argue Shohei is really the first guy to do this, especially if he's able to get at least a few more seasons of pitching in. Babe Ruth only actually pitched and hit full time for a year or two before giving up on pitching for the majority of his career. He would still pitch ocassionally but not very often. What Shohei is doing really is unprecedented in baseball so far.
Anyways, there might be a few more two way players that pop up in the near future but I don't think there will be many who can keep up the workload plus to even become a two way player in MLB they have to prove they are an MLB caliber pitcher AND hitter simultaneously, if they're not, coaches are going to push the player to do one or the other, which is always what happens to every young baseball player in high school/college
早ければ５年以内に大谷２がアメリカ人の中から現れそうな予感がする
WSやWBCで、大谷vs大谷２が対戦するとか想像するだけで堪らんw
I’m glad Japan likes baseball so much! They’ve given us some outstanding players.
Exactly. The mindset is over all. In Othani's His brake point is the speed.of his swing when he hits and whrn he pitches. It implies high flexibility and efficient training, mainly good care of his back ❤❤❤ua-cam.com/users/shortsawY6ZfBCBmE?si=pEQZHXyGkNcc-K6Z
And I thank the Americans for inventing and spreading baseball! It is by far the most popular sport in Japan.
Likely more to come! Those kids practice twice a day 6 times a week. I lived across the street from a high school for a few years. It was wild watching them get after it
what a time to be alive 💙
I get chills knowing Shohei is with the Dodgers! Go blue!!
I’m older than Dodger Stadium was built and was born pretty close to it. I will always have a vein that bleeds Dodger blue!
Are you hype you’re gonna win with 4+ superstars on your team when half your lineup is filled with superstars and you have 2 aces in your bullpen and you have a great starter playing relief
yoshinobu yamamoto already visited the Dodgers and it sounds like he is interested in playing with Shohei
Nomo was the first and we were all watching him pitch in the all star games! He is also the youngest to be placed in the hall of fame here
Showme Ohtani. Go Dodgers!!
Yes. Showtime Shohei!
Growing up in NC - we don't have a home baseball team so I always kind of just had players I liked watching play. Ohtani got me back into baseball - so I hope the Dodgers make the most of this and Ohtani can get a MLB championship.
From oregon. Same thing. Follow players not teams.
For the case of roki sasaki, his intention to be posted is because he want to challenge mlb asap, not because of money. Remember he will have team control for six year if he got posted now or next year.
It’s the same in football, Japanese player just want to go abroad asap so to taste and improve rather than wait locally, that’s mentality driving them to be that good in recent year
It wasn't Ichiro who started the wave, it was Hideo Nomo.
With the red socks out in Boston as a pitcher correct? Have heard the name and seen stats never seen him or googled him.
@@bd1zzle Nope, with the Dodgers! #16 Hideo Nomo, the first Japanese free agent player ever to be signed by an MLB team.
@@Gankhisprawn no way going to look up the "highlights" and see how japan greeted the great U.S. of A with
@@Gankhisprawn i appreciate the history lesson no need for highlights, i watched his first K as an American baseball pitcher, announcers talking about he has a forkball and a curveball but the forkball is the go to pitch to strike you out with and loooooooooong hands up back turn whined up(almost like softball) and at the knees perfect throw for first MLB K, batter walking away all pissed off yelling at the ump 😂
@@Gankhisprawn First and only Japanese player to pitch a no-hitter in MLB.
Imma die hard dodgers fan born raised Los Angeles lakers fan 2 and im blessed with ohtani lfgggg
Dodgers have a history of winning, regardless of what people think. They are consistent. Smart moves and trades. Former Dodger players are littered everywhere. The Mets tried to do this and had a fire sale in half a year
They also consistently underperform in the post season. From the outside looking in it seems like the Dodgers brass are more concerned with profit margins than winning hardware.
How many rings?? One, possibly none! Remember the stacked Braves teams of the 90’s and 2000’s? How many rings do THEY have? One! In 15 years! How many rings do the Dodgers have in 11 years of gobbling up EVERY GODDAMNED PLAYER ON EARTH like the 2000’s Yankees?! One! And in the Covid year! Barely! Against Tampa!
Great video. ❤
0 rings for Shohei just because that's the funniest scenario
How many rings do I think Shotani will win with his new team? Yes.
One for each finger.
Hard to believe that in this day of worldwide sports and millions of kids growing up going to kids camps and getting training at an early age, that there would not be a lot more Shohei Ohtanis out there ready to replicate his feats. I mean, it will be difficult, because it is not just physical talent, but mental mindset and some luck, but I see the possibility of kids growing up now watching Shohei and preparing to follow in his footsteps.
Exactly. The mindset is over all. In Othani's His brake point is the speed.of his swing when he hits and whrn he pitches. It implies high flexibility and efficient training, mainly good care of his back ❤❤❤ua-cam.com/users/shortsawY6ZfBCBmE?si=pEQZHXyGkNcc-K6Z
7:30
Same thing happened with hockey in the eastern block in the 90’s and continues today. All the great players used and use the local league and national team to show of what they could do and eventually declared for the NHL draft. This is how Jágr, Ovechkin, Chára, Gáborík, Kucherov, Panarin, Hossa etc got into NHL. Juraj Slafkovsky got noticed and drafted mainly due to his performance in the IIHF world cup. And yes the quality of national teams and leagues, especially in smaller countries like Czechia or Slovakia did go down.
You talk Dodgers - I hit "like" - keep it up!
When a young baseball player is a talented athlete he is often good at hitting and pitching. I have read about how MLB outfielders will practice pitching to each other when warming up, especially the knuckelball. Superstar hitters like Ichiro have sometimes begged a chance to pitch in a game, just for fun and to maybe get in the books as a player who played all 9 positions in one game. I never understood why MLB would not let players excel at both pitching and hitting. This will be fun, as Ohtani has possibly changed the future career choices of talented players in Japan and the USA. And also in Cuba, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, and every other place baseball is played. This also may make baseball more popular in Europe and Asia as it will increase to worldwide coverage of US MLB now that our best and richest player is an Asian. Why not in Africa too. All you need is one ball and one bat to play a game of baseball.
Ohtani was with the Anfor for 6 years and I've not seen anything as big as what I've seen the Dodgers have done around Ohtani in the first 30 days. I was an Angels because Ohtani and Trout and now I'm a Dodgers fan.
He will get $350 million after taxes. In Japanese endorsements, he might make 25 million (They really don't pay that much in Japan). I don't think he will ever make it to a billion.
Rendon contract and angels put a trauma to ohtani that he rather get paid later than put a team limit in recruiting other players like rendon because of the contract
rendon was not worth his angels contract. proof pro athletes arent worth millions. playing a sport isnt anything important in live or to society.
@@nomercyinc6783 it's for entertainment bro the hell your crying about go became a president if you want to change something
Getting Shohei may also help the Dodgers get Yamamoto. After that, who knows how many free agents will want to come and play on this dream team? Lots of ifs yet to be determined, but if Yamamoto is added, and the snowball effect builds momentum, this could be another dynasty like the Yankees of the 1930s and 1940s.
The crazy thing is that the agreement to defer payment opened up a crap load of room in the cap. Ohtani really wants a WS.
As a long suffering Padre fan whose team’s sugar daddy owner just died of cancer and whose team has commenced yet another fire sale….being in the same division as the Dodgers just ABSOLUTELY SUCKS BALLS!
Oh thank goodness, I almost thought you were going full football.
He'll make the dodgers so much money. Long term theyll have a huuuge influx of fans
It is the largest contract but the money per year of those superstar soccer players is insane too, keep in mind that his $700 million contract is 10 years.
For reference Lionel Messi’s $674 million cotract is 4 years
Cristiano Ronaldo had a $536 million contract for 2.5 years
He’s going to make more than they did by the end of his career is he is able to pitch at least a few years in his prime
Showtime all the time
The perennial championships teams in MLB has solid bullpen...would not be surprised if they restart Shohei in the bullpen, perhaps in 2024 during the playoff!!!!
We aren’t rushing his pitching. We need to sign 3/4 more solid rotation pitchers assuming the glasnow trade goes through and not pressure his recovery
Baseball should structure itself more like football/soccer, with the MLB being like the Premier League, and NPB and KBO being like Bundesliga and La Liga. This would expand baseball to a global scale and culminate in the WBC being like the World Cup. There can even be a tournament every year like the Champions League where the top teams from each league have something to play for in a single elimination, bracket style tournament. This will incentivize leagues to keep players, farm talent, spend more in cross-league signings, and grow their brands so that each year, they can be competitive against other leagues. And it gives regions that normally wouldn’t have a collective league, the chance to play within a structure. A Latin Anerican league, consisting of clubs from Mexico, DR, PR, Venezuela, Panama, etc, can be a competitive league with no major competitors in major sports within that region. The WBC this year, proves that baseball can be a global product if handled correctly
havent watched baseball since high school. wont be missing a dodger game
I wasn’t even thinking all the other money he is going to make 🤑
IMO, whether it's financially sound or not greatly depends on his elbow. If he slumps next year while only hitting, is there going to be as much hype? If the Dodgers can't get it done in the post season, will he continue to draw huge international interest?
This isn't even his first elbow surgery, he's already had Tommy-John, so it'll be a huge deal for him to get back on the mound in 2025 and still be an effective pitcher. Considering he'll be turning 30 next summer, he's only going to start declining as time goes on. How much and how fast will be key to how this contract ends up turning out.
It’s very hard to win World Series hope he can win 2-3
As Joe Montana once said: “if you’re not cheating or bending the rules, you’re not trying hard enough.” Go Dodgers
theres nothing bending the rules regarding his contract. ohtanis contract isnt the first ever. both betts and freeman have deffered payment contracts. ten years from now the dodgers will be worth even more than they are now. people upset by this are fuckin idiots. if your team doesnt spend money thats nobody elses issue but that team and fanbase. cheap teams dont deserve the league handicapping other richer teams at all. owners arent special trying to keep revenue as high as possible while not paying any players. not that people playing sports deserves hundreds of millions to begin with. watching people play sports doesnt change lives and never has.
Cry😂
FYI the Giants offered the same deal, same differed payment’s.
This has been a off season in so thankful for
"How dare the Dodgers outsmart everyone" 😂 the league is mad cus they didn’t think of it first lol. Don't hate the player, hate the game. The Dodgers playing chess not checkers 💙 💪🏽
Roki Sasaki will soon be joining the Dodgers too..
Sasaki, 1 homer allowed in 91 innings?? 👀
Dodger didnt just get him they got the whole ASIAN people.
what do you think of the potential dodgers-arozarena trade
It’ll be interesting to see how the Rays handle it. They’re allergic to spending money so I could definitely see Randy somewhere else. It’s really up to the Dodgers. If they wanna make it happen, they will. I could also see the Giants or Padres making a push to land him.
How will the Angels' crowd react when he returns? Will they welcome him with warm hearts like the Colts did with Manning or will it be like Lebron's return to Cleveland where the entire stadium was booing him?
Still a risky contract. LA is 1 sprained ankle away from losing 2 players. Winning in baseball is all about all 25 guys on roster, not superstars. Trout and Ohtani have already proven it.
Wrong as an Asian American like myself they did not buy me. Fuck the dodgers LETS GO YANKEES
I'd say 3 to 4 maybe five rings tops
Steam roll the dodgers to nothing
Just hope in 10-15 years from now this doesn't come and bite the dodgers in the ass. Reason being you will be paying 68 million for over 10 years after that player is long gone and retired. Won't that payroll affect that decade in signing players
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Stop showing him in the #27 jersey. He wears #17.
You must be young. Hello - have you heard of Hideo Nomo? and Matsui?
The owners are smart and know they will make it back. 😂😂😂 Stanton, Davis, Strasburg, Cabrera, on and on. Hundreds of millions of losses and way more on the books.
Great video. Can you explain me why he is deferring his money with 0 interest? I mean, he's going to lose a lot with inflation
Because he knows he can make 60+ from endorsements alone. Per year. Minimum. Are you worried he’ll go broke? It’s more likely he’ll make double what he did with the angels tho. No one cares about the angels. Dodgers are an international fanbase
1. He will save $35 million in taxes each year for the next 10 years.
2. It allows the Dodgers to spend on another elite player. Ultimately, Shohei just wants to do what is best for the Dodgers and win championships.
3. He doesn't need the money now. He makes $45 million a year on endorsements. How much does he need to live on? That one year of endorsements is enough to take care of 4 generations of his descendants for the rest of their lives.
They are risking a pay day coming early. He will win 2
When you say the world of sports you should actually say "world of American sports"
Dodgers will win 5 rings with ohtani
Four, or more
10 rings😂
2 -3
Shohei will have over 2/3 taken in taxes. His contract is written like the lottery
Can you explain?
I’ve heard the opposite. I’ve heard that he will move back to Japan before he starts collecting the bulk of his money, and will not have to pay state income tax, as he won’t be a California resident at that time.
@@jeff4son Oh. I'm just talking about the usa
@@TrevorD19 yup. Me too. Since all his money is differed he will move back to Japan before he is paid. And won’t pay a lot of the tax on it…
So he won’t pay 2/3 in tax. More like 37%.
@@jeff4son I'm sure there are some bs laws that will force him to pay us taxes
income tax isnt standardized across the country. income tax isnt the same in california as it is in arizona. @@TrevorD19
He getting 4 of those things
Rejected 2 way player can't be wished for.
Last point you made is very misguided
Ninjas already a billionare
At least 4
Call me crazy I’m dead serious ohtani will win all years w dodgers
This will destroy baseball unless MLB deliberately wants an LA/NY only league and a trick and pony show to pretend there is regular season while destroying any national appeal. interested in MLB now writing them off
0 cuz they choke every year
Dodgers always screw up in the playoffs. Shohei didn't get the Angels to the playoffs. Lets compare him to Micheal Jordan who pushed his team to a championship for years in a row. Good Luck
Big difference though, even if they are both team sports. In basketball even if you dont have the ball you can impact the game in someway as long as you are in the court where as in baseball you cant take all the at-bats of your team mates and you cant pitch in back to back games as this is not possible unless you willing to injure yourself.
@@exia0616 True i give you credit on that reply. But his WAR is so up there when he's a two way player. He should be able to push the Angels into the playoffs in my opinion. Especially with Mike Trout.
@@jameswilgor6835 issue is angels has mediocre at best lineup, their rotation is bad and i mean really bad in which some of their rotation guys wont even be given a starting role in other clubs.
acting like the bulls won every single play off run is fucking stupid. michael jordan literally means nothing to basektball in 2023. what people did 20 years ago doesnt make them important today. mj has nothing to do with any team in the nba. comparing two different sports is dumb as hell. id say tom brady is a better goat than mj. 7 is more than 6
two players doesnt make any team a contender in any sport@@jameswilgor6835
I’d say Ohtani will win 3 rings with the Dodgers tbh.
With all due respect to Ichiro who we all know is a Legend, I disagree with you and it’s probably because you’re younger and just weren’t around to see when Hideo Nomo came over and signed with the Dodgers. That was a very big deal. And Japanese Folks lost their minds. There was a lot of fanfare with Nomi and he was really good too.