Shohei Ohtani's contract that he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in Dec. 2023 could have been even longer than the 10-year pact that he agreed to. According to Nez Balelo, Ohtani's agent, the deal might have reached 15 years.

Nez Balelo says the two-way superstar, who ultimately signed a 10-year, $700 million deal, didn’t want to risk a decline in his skills while under a deal that would have paid him through age 44.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were the talk of the baseball world when they signed Shohei Ohtani to a historic contract. However, they actually could have gotten him on a longer deal.