“Shohei Ohtani doesn’t belong to one season anymore. He belongs to history.”
With this decision, the Dodgers sent the clearest possible message: they are willing to do the unprecedented to protect what is special. In a league where players come and go, the Dodgers chose the opposite path—to build something permanent.
Shohei Ohtani has become many things in his career: phenomenon, MVP, global icon. But from today, he has another title: a living legend of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
No comparisons needed. No arguments. Because when a team chooses you for life, that speaks for itself.
And from this moment on, every future story of the Dodgers will begin with the name Shohei Ohtani.
