Shohei Ohtani Contract 2024

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Shohei Ohtani contract

Shohei Ohtani, also known as “Showtime" and “The Unicorn,” is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher, designated hitter, and outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He started his baseball career with the Hokkaido-Nippon Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). His pitching performances earned him the Pacific League's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in 2016, along with the Eiji Sawamura Award, given to the best pitcher in the league. He was also notable for being the Japan Series Champion in 2016.

Ohtani debuted in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels on March 29, 2019. He has established himself as one of the best two-way players of the present generation. He is a four-time MLB All-Star player and has also been AL MVP twice in 2021 and 2023. He is also a two-time AP Athlete of the Year besides winning numerous other awards like three Edgar Martinez Awards and two Silver Slugger Awards in his collection. He also won the World Baseball Classic with Team Japan in 2023.

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Shohei Ohtani’s Contract 2024

Shohei Ohtani signed a ten-year $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 9, 2023. His contract details so far are detailed in the table below as per Spotrac

YearBase SalarySigning BonusCap HitDead CapYearly Cash
2024$2,000,000-$2,000,000-$2,000,000
2025$2,000,000-$2,000,000-$2,000,000
2026$2,000,000-$2,000,000-$2,000,000
2027$2,000,000-$2,000,000-$2,000,000
2028$2,000,000-$2,000,000-$2,000,000
2029$2,000,000-$2,000,000-$2,000,000
2030$2,000,000-$2,000,000-$2,000,000
2031$2,000,000-$2,000,000-$2,000,000
2032$2,000,000-$2,000,000-$2,000,000
2033$2,000,000-$2,000,000-$2,000,000

How much is Shohei Ohtani getting paid?

Shohei Ohtani is getting paid $2,000,000 for the 2024 MLB season as per Spotrac. He signed a ten-year contract worth $700 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 9, 2023. Accordingly, he has been promised the full amount for the duration of the contract while his average annual salary will be $70,000,000.

Shohei Ohtani signed his first contract with the Los Angeles Angels on December 9, 2017, and received $2,315,000 as his signing bonus. He then signed a one-year $545,000 contract with the team in 2018. His next contract with the team was signed for one year on March 12, 2019, and was worth $650,000. Next, Shohei Ohtani signed another one-year contract worth $700,000 with the team on March 11, 2020. Following this, he avoided arbitration and signed a two-year contract with the team worth $8.5 million on February 8, 2021. This was followed by him again avoiding arbitration and signing a one-year 30 million contract with the team on October 1, 2022. The Los Angeles Angels then extended to him a $20.325 million qualifying offer on November 6, 2023, which he declined on November 14, 2023.

How much does Shohei Ohtani make in a minute?

Shohei Ohtani's salary in 2024 is $2,000,000. If this is divided by the total minutes in a year i.e.; 525,600, then he is earning $3.80 per minute in 2024.

Shohei Ohtani Career Earnings

Shohei Ohtani has made a total career earning of $44,269,259 in his eight-year MLB career as of 2024 as per Spotrac. This includes his total base salary of $41,954,259 alongside his total signing bonus of $2,315,000. Throughout his seven-year career with the Los Angeles Angels, Shohei Ohtani made a total earning of $42,269,259. His first year with the Los Angeles Dodgers will see him earn $2,000,000.

Shohei Ohtani will earn $2,000,000 from the 2024 season. He made a career earning of $30 million from the 2023 MLB season. He earned $5,500,000 from the 2022 MLB season and $3 million from the 2021 MLB season.

What are the terms of Shohei Ohtani's Contract?

Shohei Ohtani signed a ten-year $325 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 9, 2023. His contract has a full no-trade clause. Moreover, $68 million from his contract will be deferred annually to July 1, 2034-2043 as per Spotrac. Ohtani is expected to reach unrestricted free agency in 2034.

How much of Shohei Ohtani's Contract is guaranteed?

Shohei Othani’s latest contract of 10 years worth $700 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 9, 2023, guarantees him $700 million and an annual salary of $70 million as per Spotrac.

Shohei Ohtani Contract History

These are all the contracts that Shohei Ohtani has signed as per Spotrac -

2017

Shohei Ohtani signed his first contract with the Los Angeles Angels and received a signing bonus of $2,315,000 on December 9, 2017.

2018

Shohei Ohtani signed a one-year contract worth $545,000 with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018.

2019

Shohei Ohtani signed a one-year contract worth $650,000 with the Los Angeles Angels on March 12, 2019.

2020

Shohei Ohtani signed a one-year $700,000 contract with the Los Angeles Angels in 2020.

2021

Shohei Ohtani avoided arbitration and signed a two-year $8.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels on February 8, 2021.

2022

Shohei Ohtani signed a one-year $30 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels and avoided arbitration on October 1, 2022.

2023

The Los Angeles Angels extended a qualifying offer of $20.325 million to Shohei Ohtani on November 6, 2023, which he declined on November 14, 2023. He then signed a 10-year contract worth $700 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 9, 2023.

FAQs on Shohei Ohtani

A. Shohei Ohtani is unique because of his two-way playing skills.

A. Shohei Ohtani is from Ōshū, Japan.

A. Shohei Ohtani has been in the MLB for seven years as of 2024.

A. Shohei Ohtani is currently under contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers until 2034.

A. Shohei Ohtani's height is 6'4" (193 cm) and his weight is 210 lbs (95 kg) as of 2024 as per Baseball Reference.

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