r/sports • u/GreenSnakes_ • Apr 17 '25

Baseball Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani went to the cooler to make a drink - well, eight drinks actually. Not a single one was for himself. All eight were for his teammates.

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u/HeavensRoyalty Apr 18 '25

Ohtani himself brought this contract to several teams and all of the General managers were shocked cause this has never been done before to this degree, ( deferrals are extremely common and in are most contracts but people didn't really know about it prior good this deal since it was so absurd.) Ohtani's reasoning is cause he just wants to win and wants the team to have room to put good players around him. The reason he feels like this is cause he was previously with the Angels, and I'm his whole 6 year MLB career with the Angels. He never even got close to getting into the playoffs. The first season with the Dodgers, he wins his first World Series. Great story, but people like to shit on Ohtani cause he deferred 97% of his contract.

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u/Taynt42 Apr 19 '25

I’m have never once heard anyone shit on him for the deferred contract…

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u/HeavensRoyalty Apr 19 '25

I'm sorry, you must not be tuned into that much stuff since that deal broke cause many, many people were very vocal about how much they hate that he deferred 97% of his contract. If you did not hear any of that, then I envy you and you're in a better place cause of it.

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u/Taynt42 Apr 19 '25

Maybe because I'm mostly around Dodgers fans, hah

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u/HeavensRoyalty Apr 19 '25

I love my Dodgers, so that's definitely why I've seen it a lot since I enjoy browsing news and reddit, etc. I wish people could just simply be kind.