Juan Soto’s looming mega deal can pay for itself — but it won’t be easy
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Shohei Ohtani, a unique, two-way superstar, signed a $700 million, heavily deferred contract with the Dodgers last winter.
What followed on the field was a dream for the Dodgers and their fans: Major League Baseball’s first 50-50 season, a National League MVP Award and a World Series championship.
What followed off the field was a Dodgers owner’s dream: According to SponsorUnited, a company that tracks marketing partnerships, the club added over $70 million solely in new sponsorship revenue — not over the length of the contracts, but just in ’24.
Ads behind the plate during Dodgers games were sold to Asia-based companies, taking advantage of a new and enormous market (Japan alone has a population of 124.5 million, for starters).
Even Dodgers opponents fielded calls from Japanese companies seeking ad space behind the plate for Dodgers road games.
The Dodgers, who already had robust attendance, drew more than 100,000 fans than the year prior. Ohtani led the majors in jersey sales for a second straight season.
Silent most of the game, Mikal Bridges required just one play to make himself heard.
PORT ST. LUCIE — When the Mets arrived at spring training, their intention was to go with a six-man rotation from the outset of the regular season.
A New York Jets player was one of two people robbed at gunpoint in the suburbs of New Jersey last weekend in what police say was a targeted heist, according to a report.
Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025 regular season with a blood clot in his right shoulder.
Posing with stolen merchandise is not a sound strategy for a heist.
The moment that sums up Anthony Duclair’s past couple of months came in the final game before the Islanders entered the 4 Nations break.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Mike Collier died in Maryland on Sunday, according to an online obituary.
The preferred path to follow remains in place: Select a quarterback with the No. 3 pick in the draft. That is what the Giants hope will happen. When it comes to identifying and securing a franchise-saving player, though, hope is not a good thing, maybe the worst of things — with apologies to Andy Dufresne.
BOSTON — The Rangers reconvened for practice Tuesday ahead of the resumption of the NHL schedule, one that will have the Blueshirts go back-to-back in Buffalo (at 5:30) and Pittsburgh (at 3:30) on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
TAMPA — It is still the time of spring training when pitchers are generally ahead of hitters.
LaVar Ball had his right foot amputated after suffering a “serious medical issue,” TMZ Sports reported on Wednesday.
One team’s trash is another’s treasure, and the Steelers could go dumpster diving in their search for their 2025 quarterback.
Charlie McAvoy, who will be out for Team USA’s 4 Nations Face-Off final vs. Canada on Thursday due to an infection and shoulder injury, remains in the hospital after undergoing a procedure on his shoulder Tuesday.