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Shohei Ohtani is only earning a $2 million salary from his backloaded contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he's more than making up the difference off the field.
The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported the two-time American League MVP is collecting almost $100 million in endorsements "with the potential to exceed that figure."
That nearly doubles the most recent projections.
When ranking the highest-paid athletes in the world in February, Sportico estimated he had $40 million in endorsements in 2023. Forbes followed up in May and raised the figure to $60 million.