Shohei Ohtani could have pursued a 15-year contract through age 44, but the two-way superstar didn’t want to risk a decline in his skills while under the big deal. His agent, Nez Balelo, pulled back the curtain that shrouds Ohtani a bit when speaking at Sportico’s Invest West conference in Inglewood, California. Ohtani’s $700 million, 10-year deal with the Dodgers was the largest in pro sports when he signed in December 2023. A year later, Juan Soto topped it with a $765 million, 15-year deal with the New York Mets. Balelo says he wouldn’t have done anything differently because Ohtani and the Dodgers won the World Series in his first season with them.