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Shohei Ohtani surpasses biggest active contracts in MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL

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Shohei Ohtani is getting paid.

The two-way star announced on Saturday that he will sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Though the details of his contract are not public yet, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported it will be a 10-year, $700 million deal, making Ohtani the highest-paid player in North American sports history.

Ohtani has been named AL MVP twice, including unanimously last season when he had a .