Exclusive: How Shohei Ohtani’s One-of-a-Kind Contract Came Together

By Tom Verducci The unicorn of a baseball player signed a unicorn of a contract. When Shohei Ohtani reached free agency last month, he asked his agent, Nez Balelo, “What if I defer all my salary so that my team has a better chance to compete?” Balelo says he dove into collective bargaining agreement language and found no limit on how much salary a player could defer. The only provision: a player must be paid at least the minimum salary. The minimum salary for next season is $740,000. Over the next 10 years, Ohtani, by his choice, will be paid $2 million annually by his new team, the Dodgers. O…

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