#deferred-payments

#deferred-payments

Shohei Ohtani's contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers is the biggest in professional sports history and also the most unique.

Ohtani's contract includes deferred payments, added language for a competitive roster, a no-trade clause, and a tie to Dodgers' ownership and management. [ more ]

MLB teams are required to fully fund deferred money in player contracts

The Dodgers will have to set money aside in the near-term to cover Ohtani's deferred payments [ more ]

Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers worth $700 million, the largest contract in U.S. sports history.

The deal includes an unprecedented structure where Ohtani will defer $68 million per season until the end of his contract. [ more ]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year contract worth $700 million, making it the largest contract in professional sports history.

The deal was structured to have most of the money deferred, reducing the salary counted against the luxury tax threshold and allowing the team to add additional players. [ more ]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a record-breaking 10-year, $700 million contract with Shohei Ohtani.

More than half of the guaranteed money will be doled out in deferred payments that will continue well past the contract's 10 seasons. [ more ]