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Everyone expected Japan's Shohei Ohtani to receive the biggest deal in baseball history.
每个人都期待日本的大谷翔平能得到棒球史上最大的合同。
Over the weekend, the two-time Most Valuable Player award-winner received the biggest deal in team sports history.
上周末，这位两次获得最有价值球员奖的球员获得了球队运动史上最大的合同。
On Saturday, the Japanese star announced that he had agreed to a 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers valued at $700 million.
周六，这位日本球星宣布，他已经同意与洛杉矶道奇队签订一份10年7亿美元的合同。
Olympics.com says the amount is higher than the $679 million for France's Kylian Mbappe with Paris Saint-Germain in 2022, $674 million for Lionel Messi with Barcelona in 2017, and Cristiano Ronaldo's $500 million agreement with Al Nassr.
奥林匹克网表示，这一金额高于法国球员基利安·姆巴佩在2022年与巴黎圣日耳曼签订的6.79亿美元、利昂内尔·梅西在2017年与巴塞罗那签订的6.74亿美元以及克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多与阿尔·纳斯尔签订的5亿美元。
The total is also higher than the largest American football contract of $450 million given to Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs.
这一总额也高于美国橄榄球史上最大的合同——堪萨斯城酋长队帕特里克·马霍姆斯获得的4.5亿美元。
It far exceeds the baseball deals of $426.5 million given to Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels and the $360 million given to Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees.
这远远超过了洛杉矶天使队的迈克·特劳特获得的4.265亿美元以及纽约洋基队的亚伦·贾奇获得的3.6亿美元。
Under the contract, Ohtani's average yearly salary of $70 million is well above the previous high of about $43 million that pitchers Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander struck with the New York Mets.
根据合同，大谷的平均年薪为7000万美元，远远高于之前在纽约大都会队投手马克斯·谢泽尔和贾斯汀·维兰德创下的约4300万美元的最高年薪。
His average yearly salary is also higher than the combined salary of all players with the Baltimore Orioles or the Oakland A's this year.
他的平均年薪也高于今年巴尔的摩金莺队或奥克兰A队所有球员的年薪总和。
Ohtani's agent, Nez Balelo, called it "a unique, historic contract for a unique, historic player."
大谷的经纪人内兹·巴列洛称这是“一份独特的、具有历史意义的合同。”
Another sports agent, Leigh Steinberg said, "He's rocketed into a stratosphere all his own."
另一位体育经纪人利·斯坦伯格说：“他完全靠自己上升到最高水平。”
Ohtani started in Major League Baseball with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018.
大谷于2018年在洛杉矶天使队开始参加美国职业棒球大联盟。
He is the sport's best two-way player.
他是最好的“二刀流”棒球球员。
He is one of the best hitters and also one of the best pitchers in baseball.
他是棒球界最好的击球手之一，也是最好的投手之一。
He is the only player in baseball history to appear as both a pitcher and a hitter in the All-Star games in 2021 and 2023.
他是棒球史上唯一一位在2021年和2023年的全明星比赛中同时担任投手和击球手的球员。
He was unanimously named the Most Valuable Player twice in 2021 and 2023.
他在2021年和2023年两次被一致评为最有价值球员。
But the $700 million deal was more than most baseball fans imagined.
但这笔7亿美元的合同超出了大多数棒球迷的想象。
And many wonder why the Dodgers made that kind of investment in one player.
许多人想知道道奇队会在一名球员身上投入这么多资金的原因。
Mike Lewis teaches marketing and sports business at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
迈克·刘易斯在佐治亚州亚特兰大的埃默里大学教授市场营销和体育商业。
He said, "Baseball has sometimes struggled to gain national attention, but he's the kind of guy who attracts millions…and not just from the U.S."
他说：“棒球有时很难获得全国的关注，但他是那种能吸引数百万人的人，且不仅仅是美国人。”
Lewis compared the Dodgers' signing of Ohtani to Inter Miami's signing of Lionel Messi in Major League Soccer.
刘易斯将道奇队和大谷签合同与迈阿密国际足球俱乐部签下美国职业足球大联盟的梅西相提并论。
Interest in American soccer, especially on social media, greatly increased around the U.S. and the world.
在美国和世界各地，人们对美式橄榄球的兴趣，尤其是在社交媒体上，大大增加了。
As of Sunday morning, the Dodgers' Instagram account had 3.2 million followers.
截至周日上午，道奇队的Instagram账户拥有320万粉丝。
Ohtani on his own has 6.3 million.
大谷本人则有630万粉丝。
No baseball player has received more interest internationally than Ohtani, especially in his native Japan.
在国际上，没有哪位棒球运动员比大谷更受关注，尤其是在他的祖国日本。
Japanese companies paid for top advertising spaces in Anaheim when Ohtani was playing with the Angels.
当大谷在天使队打球时，日本公司在安纳海姆购买了顶级广告位。
His Angels uniform is the best-selling one among baseball players in 2023.
他的天使队球衣是2023年棒球运动员中最畅销的球衣。
Ohtani's uniform is expected to sell well, and many more Dodgers' tickets are expected to be sold, too.
预计大谷的球衣会卖得很好，道奇队的门票也会卖得更多。
When Ohtani was negotiating with different baseball teams for a new contract, fans were following his movements and posting information online.
当大谷与不同的棒球队就新合同进行谈判时，粉丝们都在关注他的动向，并在网上发布信息。
The interest was similar to the level around popular singer Taylor Swift.
这种关注度与流行歌手泰勒·斯威夫特相似。
Steinberg, the sports agent, believes every baseball team interested in Ohtani has already estimated how much money he would bring to the team.
体育经纪人斯坦伯格认为，每个对大谷感兴趣的棒球队都已经估算过他能给球队带来的收益。
If the Dodgers were willing to pay $700 million to sign him, then Steinberg believes they made a good decision.
如果道奇队愿意花7亿美元签下他，那么斯坦伯格认为他们做出了一个正确的决定。
"He's handsome and he's a huge box office draw," Steinberg told the Associated Press.
斯坦伯格在接受美联社采访时说：“他英俊，有巨大的票房吸引力。”
"There are very few players who can match that. He has appeal to all."
“很少有球员能做到这一点。他对所有人都很有吸引力。”
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