SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a move that moonwalks around California's notorious income taxes, Shohei Ohtani's record-setting contract with the LA Dodgers could offer a whammy of a bonus – major tax savings. The players and lawyers that masterminded this strategic plan might have given the mighty Dodgers the ability to slide past even the highest income taxes in the nation, changing the game yet again.
This isn't a straightforward tax dodge, though. It's an intricate ballet – or rather, a well-coordinated base-running showdown – in which timing is everything. Over the next decade, the Dodgers will shell out a cool $20 million to Ohtani who will, barring injuries, take on the dual role of batter and pitcher for the force that is the Dodgers.
