Baseball: Shohei Ohtani agrees 2-year, $8.5 million contract with Angels

Two-way player Shohei Ohtani avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels, the team said Monday.The 26-year-old pitcher and designated hitter from Japan will receive $3 million this season and $5.5 million in 2022. He will be arbitration-eligible again in 2023 before he can enter free agency.Ohtani reportedly asked for $3.3 million, $800,000 more than the Angels were willing to commit. The team had planned to wait on an arbitrator to decide Ohtani's salary, but the deal will keep the two sides from an arbitration hearing.Ohtani made 270 mi…READ FULL ARTICLE