Baseball-Japan's Ohtani to sign with Los Angeles

ByReuters

Published 08/12/2017 at 20:29 GMT

Dec 8 (Reuters) - Japanese pitching and hitting star Shohei Ohtani will sign with the Los Angeles Angels, his agent has told the Major League Baseball team.

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The Angels were a surprise winner in the pursuit of the 23-year-old prized player.

"What mattered to him most wasn’t market size, time zone or league but that he felt a true bond with the Angels,” Ohtani's agent Nez Balelo said in a statement.

“He sees this as the best environment to develop and reach the next level and attain his career goal.”

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The Angels are expected to pay Ohtani a $2.315 million signing bonus, media reports say.

They also will send a $20 million posting fee to Ohtani’s Japanese team, the Nippon Ham Fighters.

(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Toby Davis)

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