Japan Celebrates Ohtani's Record Dodgers Deal

Pride and incredulity gripped Japan Sunday after baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani signed a record-shattering $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the richest in North American sports history. The 10-year deal was announced after weeks of speculation about where the 29-year-old Los Angeles Angels pitching and hitting ace would land in free agency. "Ohtani to go to Dodgers," blared the headline of an extra edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's leading daily. "The 10-year, 101.5 billion yen deal: the highest amount ever in sports history," it said. A special...