In Tokyo, you’ll be able to’t miss Shohei Ohtani. His image is in all places, in commercials above avenue crossings and on the airport, on tv and in magazines. He endorses sneakers and skincare merchandise, airways and watches and a lot extra.
These advertising and marketing offers have turn out to be so profitable that Ohtani will make an estimated $100 million in endorsement income this yr, and not using a penny from the Dodgers.
In its annual checklist of highest-paid main leaguers, Sportico reported Ohtani and Juan Soto of the New York Mets are poised to be the primary MLB gamers to make $100 million in a season.
For Soto, the breakdown consists of $7 million in endorsements, plus a $75-million signing bonus and a $47-million wage this season. None of his wage is deferred. The full for this season: $129 million.
For Ohtani, the breakdown consists of $100 million in endorsements, plus a $2-million wage this season. He agreed that the Dodgers may defer $68 million of his $70-million wage throughout annually of his 10-year contract. The full for this season: $102 million.
No different MLB participant comes near Ohtani in endorsement income. In line with the Sportico rankings, Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies ranks second to Ohtani — with an estimated $10 million in endorsements this season.
Sportico ranks the Dodgers’ Blake Snell because the third-highest-paid participant in MLB this season. His breakdown: $52-million signing bonus, plus $12.8 million in non-deferred wage, plus $750,000 in endorsements. The full for this season: $65.6 million.
