Nez Valero’s agent ‘deserves him’ to Angel Stadium
The Angels announced on the 1st (Japan time 2nd) that they agreed to extend the contract with Shohei Ohtani to a one-year contract with an annual salary of $ 30 million (about 4.34 billion yen). A new contract that will be the highest amount for a Japanese major. “He deserves it,” said Ohtani’s agent, Nez Valero, at Angel Stadium.
So far this season, he has 15 wins and 8 losses as a pitcher, and a batting average of .276, 34 homers, and 94 RBIs as a hitter. He could be the American League MVP for the second year in a row. This season is the final year of his two-year contract, and he has the right to arbitrate his annual salary off now, and a significant increase in annual salary was expected.
Ohtani’s New Year’s salary is the highest in the Japanese major league history and the highest ever for a player who avoided arbitration and signed a one-year contract. So far, outfielder Mookie Betts signed a one-year deal to avoid salary arbitration for $27 million in 2020 with the Red Sox. was.
(Full-Count editorial department)