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MLB rules prohibit the Yankees from blowing away the competition when it comes to paying Shohei Otani.
But they’ll still have advantage over 28 other teams when it comes to how much they can offer the 23-year-old, two-way star from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League, assuming he’s eligible to come to the majors in 2018.
The Bombers can offer Otani a $3.25 million signing bonus, according to a report from the Associated Press.