10 Years and $700 Million

Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) has won the Hank Aaron Award for the first time. The Hank Aaron Award, established in 1999, is an award that is decided by votes of American reporters.

The winner of the Hank Aaron Award was announced on May 17, the official website of the Major League Baseball. Ohtani, who was nominated for three consecutive years, became the first Japanese player to be named the winner. As a result, he swept the American League MVP and Silver Slugger Award and the Hank Aaron Award.

Ohtani played 135 games this season, posting a batting average of .344 (151 hits in 497 times at bat), 44 homers, 95 RBIs, 102 runs, and 20 steals. Although he failed to complete the season due to injury, he beat out Adolis Garcia of the Texas Rangers to rank No. 1 in homers in the American League.

National League MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. (Atlanta Braves), who opened the era of 40 home runs and 70 steals in a season for the first time in the Major League, has been selected as the winner of the National League Hank Aaron Award. 토토사이트

Meanwhile, Ohtani signed a 10-year contract worth 700 million dollars with the Dodgers. Ohtani agreed to a 68 million-dollar grace period out of his 70 million-dollar annual salary. The suspended amount will be paid without interest from 2034 to 2043.

Ohtani's team has offered to receive 97 percent of his annual salary from 10 years later. Ohtani is expected to earn 50 million dollars a year through advertising and various businesses.