TOKYO (AP)– Now that Shohei Ohtani has his cash– a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers– some fans in Japan are waiting for one more point to full the bargain.
“I want Ohtani to play in the World Series,” claimed Isshin Watanabe, a baseball follower talking on Sunday near Tokyo’s popular Ginza buying location. “That’s my hope,” he included.
Baseball fans throughout Tokyo aligned on Sunday to get scandal sheets of the Yomiuri paper, introducing Ohtani’s cross community from the Los Angeles Angels to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
This is perhaps the largest contract in sports history, covering highs thought to be established by football celebrities Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbapp é.
Ohtani is most likely to just play this coming period as a marked player as he recuperates from surgical treatment that is anticipated to maintain him from …