Sho-time is almost here!
Shohei Ohtani is getting some blue thread training in as we head into spring training. Video of the celebrity preparing for a game at Dodger Stadium was shared by the Dodgers, who captioned the footage, “Ready, set, Sho.”
Ohtani joined the Dodgers in December after signing a 10-year, $700 million contract.
The Dodgers have spent $1,246,687,500 on a number of players this offseason, including outfielder Teoscar Hernández, two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani, pitcher Tyler Glasnow, pitcher James Paxton, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Ticketmaster has Dodgers home opener tickets available for over $400 as of right now, planned for Thursday, March 28.
The Dodgers’ CEO Stan Kasten Calls Their Actions “Good For Baseball”
After acquiring Shohei Ohtani, James Paxton, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Tyler Glasnow in the offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers had extremely high expectations for the 2024 season. There was some doubt about the Dodgers’ actions due to the high cost of these agreements and deals.
The Dodgers’ expenditure of nearly $1 billiоn is far higher than that of many other teams. They also look like an All-Star squad because they signed Ohtani and Yamamoto, among others.
Stan Kasten, the baseball executive for the Dodgers, is one of many in the baseball community and beyond who think the Dodgers’ move is good for the sport.
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According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today,Despite his inherent bias as Dodgers CEO, Kasten makes a valid point. The Dodgers are already a household nаme in baseball, and adding star players to an already dominant franchise like this only serves to increase the spotlight on the team and Major League Baseball as a whole.
That gets even higher with Ohtani added. Adding even more clout to the Dodgers’ already stellar reputation, signing a superstar to a massive contract gives him a good shot at winning the World Series.
The perfect place for Ohtani, in Kasten’s opinion, has always been here. It seemed overly logical to me. We understood right away that this may be a success when we received the news of Shohei’s proposal to postpone $680 million of the $700 million.
through Nightengale.Promoting the Dodgers with Ohtani and Yamamoto is a brilliant idea. Joining forces with the two Japanese superstars strengthens the bond between the Dodgers and Japan, home to a massive Dodgers following.
In sum, the Dodgers’ actions have boosted the club’s profile while simultaneously assisting baseball in gaining the widespread support, media attention, and international renown that Major League Baseball so desperately needs.