'There was a reason I received my salary later'

‘Superstar’ earns $50 million (approximately KRW 67 billion) in additional income per year.

On the 24th, Japanese media such as 'Full Count' predicted Shohei Ohtani's (LA Dodgers) additional income for 2024 to be approximately $50 million.

Ohtani signed a huge 10-year free agent contract worth $700 million (about 936.7 billion won) with the Dodgers in early December last year. The $700 million contract is the largest contract in world professional sports history, surpassing all sports. However, Ohtani chose a dipper contract format in which $680 million, or 97% of his annual salary, would be paid 10 years after the end of the contract period. The annual salary payment method that Ohtani first proposed to the Dodgers. The deferral of payment immediately relieved the club of a significant burden. As a result, the Dodgers have room to build additional power, such as capturing Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Otani's salary deferral payment contract was controversial even in the United States until recently, as it gave rise to interpretations that it had a 'tax saving effect' by reducing taxes owed to the state of California. In California, if Otani does not reside in California at the time of receiving salary after 10 years, he cannot receive income tax, which is a big loss. Otani has not yet made an official comment on this.

However, Ohtani is expected to earn a huge amount of additional income in addition to the contract fee and salary he receives from the Dodgers. Otani is currently working as a model for the sporting goods brand 'New Balance', and is an expensive model sponsored by luxury car brands Porsche and Hugo Boss.

In addition, he serves as an advertising model for several Japanese companies, including Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Seiko Watch, and Konami Digital Entertainment. 'Full Count' said, "The advertising video featuring Otani is recording an incredibly high number of views on social media. The advertising effect that comes from sponsors can also be effective for companies. The bank's advertising video is recording 7.28 million views and was released in December last year. "One advertising video has already exceeded 1.9 million views. Also, Ohtani is creating an even bigger advertising effect by creating issues such as gifting a Porsche car of his own to a player who gave up his jersey number after transferring to the Dodgers." analyzed.

Not long ago, Otani posted a video on his personal SNS account of his dog Dekopin mauling a doll by biting it, and the doll in question was the signature character of the brand for which he is an advertising model. In an interview, the brand publicist expressed his gratitude, saying, “I am happy because Otani decorated a corner of the room.”

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