Andrew PetersDecember 11, 2023
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The Toronto Blue Jays apparently made an extremely competitive deal to the 10-year, $700 million deal that eventually drew Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
As reports increase over where Ohtani would land in totally free company, heaven Jays was among the groups quite in the mix. Per Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith, heaven Jays had a lofty offer gotten ready for Ohtani.
“As for how close heaven Jays concerned landing Ohtani, that’s a concern just the two-time MVP himself can truly respond to, however sources acquainted with the settlement state heaven Jays’ finest deal remained in the exact same monetary ballpark as the Dodgers,” Nicholson-Smith composed. “One source with understanding of the talks stated heaven Jays were ‘right there’ with a deal referred to as really competitive.”
It’s unclear precisely what heaven Jays used, however Nicholson-Smith recommended that the offer was most likely above the $600 million mark.
Ohtani eventually opted for the Dodgers’ deal and will dress down the roadway form his previous group, the Los Angeles Angels, next season.