Baseball: Shohei Ohtani signs 1-year, $30 million deal with Angels

The Los Angeles Angels have signed two-way Japanese star Shohei Ohtani to a one-year contract worth $30 million for the 2023 season, the club said Saturday.It sets a record for a player in his third year of arbitration, surpassing the $27 million Mookie Betts received before the 2020 season, according to the Angels' official website.The deal aimed at avoiding arbitration is also the largest one-year contract ever signed by a Japanese player and a big jump in salary for Ohtani, who made $5.5 million this year."It's great for him," Angels interim manager Phil Nevin said. "I think with the com…READ FULL ARTICLE