Ohtani has only appeared in the Home Run Derby once in his career, when he was eliminated by Juan Soto in the first round in 2021. Ohtani became the first pitcher to ever participate in a Home Run ...

When Shohei Ohtani came over to the MLB, he impressed plenty, including New York Yankees star Aaron Judge. Nobody in this ...

"The reasoning behind the Shohei [Ohtani] deal is because he plays both sides of the ball and it opens up the players from Japan even further." (1:45-1:55) Zeile then cited Soto's signing as even ...

While 97% of Ohtani's salary will be deferred for 10 years, Soto's deal contains no deferred ... batting champion, Home Run Derby champion and World Series champion. His .421 career on-base ...

The Angels star fouled out to left field… Shohei Ohtani has openly stated that he wants to participate in the Home Run Derby, but his 12 home runs in 49 games this season were not enough to earn ...

So merely bidding for the likes of Ohtani and Soto would have been unfathomable for those regimes, as you can’t take a seat at the big-boy table without enough money to buy in. Now, though ...

There’s reason to believe the megadeals for Ohtani and Soto are unicorns in the baseball world. Both players are uniquely talented, surely, but both also had unusual circumstances propelling ...

NEW YORK — (AP) — Deciding whether Juan Soto tops Shohei Ohtani for baseball's largest contract could be in the eye of the beholder because of all the deferred money in Ohtani's deal.

DALLAS (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays lost out on Juan Soto, a year after failing to sign Shohei Ohtani. “Both of those guys, they’re obviously great, elite players,” Toronto manager John ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Deciding whether Juan Soto tops Shohei Ohtani for baseball’s largest contract could be in the eye of the beholder because of all the deferred money in Ohtani’s deal.