When he signed the highest contract ever in baseball with the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani became the $700 million man which to some seemed like a high risk move for the franchise.
Now that that their championship, Ohtani record-breaking season is coming to a close, the most expensive baseball contract ever is now looking “like a bargain for the Dodgers,” according to sports commentator Joe Pompliano when you take into account “The Shohei Ohtani effect” on attendance, jersey sales, fan increase and ad revenue not just from the US but Japan as well.
L.A. changed Dodgers history when they signed Shohei Ohtani. And to think the Ohtani Dodgers era has only just begun.