Shohei Ohtani may be the best player in baseball, but he certainly did not get paid like this. In the 2021 MLB season, nearly 300 players earn higher salaries than the Los Angeles Angels star.
According to reports, Otani earned only US$3 million, ranking with 16 other players as the 290th player in the Grand Slam player income. Spotrac. Otani sign A two-year, $8.5 million contract was signed with the Angels in February.
Otani is eligible to become a free agent after the 2023 season.When the two-way superstar signs with the Angels before the 2018 season, international signing rules Limits his potential signing bonus Because he is less than 25 years old.
The Angels gave Otani a signing bonus of $2.315 million, and he received an additional $1.454 million in salary during 2018-2020.
If Otani waited two years to leave Japan for Major League Baseball, there would be no restrictions on the contracts he could have signed. If the 27-year-old stays healthy, he is likely to sign one of the most profitable deals in Major League Baseball history.
Otani’s teammate Mike Trout signed a record-breaking $426.5 million contract with an average annual value of $37.1 million. Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon (Anthony Rendon) is the second season of a seven-year $245 million deal.
41 players made at least $20 million this season. In 2021, more than 200 players made at least $5 million.
Ohtani became the only All-Star player ever to be both a pitcher and a hitter. Ohtani ranked first in the MLB with 33 home runs and 0.698 batting percentage.
Ohtani cast a 3.49 ERA in 67 innings.
Ohtani won the 2018 Best Newcomer Award. In 104 games, he posted 0.925 OPS and 22 home runs. Ohtani also has a 3.31 ERA in 10 games.
After undergoing Tommy John surgery, Otani played only two games from 2019 to 2020.
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