The Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes are over.
The baseball superstar is signing with Dodgers, he announced on his Instagram account on Saturday.
Ohtani’s deal is for 10-year, $700 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The news ends the biggest question of the MLB offseason: Where Ohtani would call home next season.
The dual threat was the biggest name on the market this year and was already expected to command a historic contract from his next team.
The deal with the Dodgers ends Ohtani’s six-year run with the Los Angeles Angeles and begins a new chapter for the Japanese star.
Ohtani’s deal comes after the Yankees landed Juan Soto in a blockbuster trade with the Padres late Wednesday night.
In his six seasons with the Angeles, Ohtani hit .274 with 171 home runs and 437 RBI.
During that same span, Ohtani went 38-19 from the mound with an ERA of 3.03.
Ohtani is coming off a season that was cut short by injury in 2023, but one in which he still took home the American League MVP award in unanimous fashion.
He slashed .304/.412/.654 this season and led the American League in home runs with 44 and led all of…
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