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Cory Woodroof

Shohei Ohtani’s record-breaking $700 million deal with the Dodgers had fans amazed

Shohei Ohtani just got paid.

The baseball superstar just agreed to a jaw-dropping 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, making him the highest-paid athlete in North American sports history, as USA TODAY Sports‘ Bob Nightengale noted.

In fact, Ohtani’s deal is worth much, much more than the previous record deal in the MLB, Mike Trout’s $426.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani’s previous team. The two-way star now has the largest contract by total value in MLB history, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

After a long sweepstakes process, Ohtani has finally cashed in with the biggest MLB deal ever, which puts immediate pressure on the Dodgers to win as many World Series as they possibly can.

Ohtani is clearly worth the money as he’s the best baseball player in the world, but MLB fans still couldn’t believe any athlete could make this much money with one new contract.

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