Los Angeles Dodgers fans don’t have to sit on the panic button.
If Dodgers majority owner Mark Walter sells his stake in the team, superstar Shohei Ohtani is considered unlikely to opt out of his contract, according to The Athletic.
Why is this relevant?
Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers in Dec. 2023, but the deal included $680 million deferred, with Ohtani’s average annual value on the team’s payroll being just $2 million. Another wrinkle is that Ohtani was given a “key man” clause in the deal, allowing him to opt out of the contract if Walter sold the team or Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew…
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