Nez Valero’s agent ‘deserves’ Angel Stadium
The Angels announced on the 1st (2nd Japan time) 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,” Ohtani’s agent, Nez Valero, said at Angel Stadium.
So far this season, he has 15 wins and 8 losses as a pitcher, and a .276 batting average, 34 homers, and 94 RBI as a hitter. There is also the possibility of being the American League MVP for the second year in a row. This season is the last year of the two-year contract, and he has the right to arbitration of his annual salary, and a significant increase in his annual salary was expected.
Ohtani’s New Year’s salary is the highest in 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 has signed a one-year, $27 million salary arbitration agreement in 2020 with the Red Sox.
(Full Account editorial section)
