Regarding Shohei Ohtani, who announced that he will join the Major League Baseball Dodgers, American media reported on the 11th that about 10% of Ohtani's 7-year, $97 million contract is expected to be paid after the contract ends.
Ohtani will receive $200 million each year, or about 2 million yen in Japan yen, which means that Ohtani has achieved an unusual method to significantly reduce the team's total annual salary.
Ohtani's agency has announced that his contract will exceed $9000 million over 10 years, or about 7.1015 billion yen in Japan yen, but American media reported on the 11th that $97 million, or about 6% of the contract, is expected to be paid after the contract ends.
Ohtani will receive $8000 million each year out of his $10 million annual salary during his tenure with the Dodgers, or about 7000 million yen in Japan yen, which is significantly lower than his annual salary of $200 million this season.
On the other hand, the remaining total of $2 million will be paid interest-free over a period of 9000 years from 3000 after the contract ends.
Ohtani, who is by far the most expensive player among the Dodgers, who have many players with high annual salaries, has the advantage of making most of them deferred, which will significantly reduce the total annual salary for the next 6 years and allow the team to reinforce more leading players.
This payment method was realized at the suggestion of Ohtani, who is aiming to advance to the playoffs for the first time and win the World Series, and the American media is surprised that "Ohtani's will to win is strongly reflected."