The Angels aren’t parading one of their brightest young players into an arbitration hearing to haggle over salary figures this month. The team announced Monday it had agreed to a two-year, $8.5-million contract with two-way star Shohei Ohtani.
The news comes nearly a month after Ohtani’s representatives and the Angels came to an impasse on how large a raise he deserved entering what will be his fourth major league season. At the time, it was reported that Ohtani sought a $3.3 million salary for 2021. The figure was $800,000 more than the Angels were willing to commit.