The Dodgers have committed more than $1bn to just two players but Atlanta are a brilliant all-round team while the young Orioles are posed to shine
Will Smith, a catcher who helped the Los Angeles Dodgers to victory in the 2020 World Series, agreed to a 10-year contract extension worth $140 million, the team announced Wednesday.The Dodgers signed a 10-year deal with designated hitter Shohei Ohtani worth $700 million and a 12-year deal worth $325 million with his Japanese compatriot, pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto plus a five-year contract worth $137 million with Tyler Glasnow.
Major League Baseball team owners unanimously approved the sale of the Baltimore Orioles to a group led by private equity investor David Rubenstein on Wednesday, a day before their season begins."I congratulate David Rubenstein on receiving approval from the major league clubs as the new control person of the Orioles," said MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.