Shohei Ohtani has officially won his second World Series ring in two seasons since joining the Dodgers, and he's on his way to his second straight MVP award. He more or less got the postseason monkey off of his back as quickly as it came, and the Dodgers look primed to go for the three-peat next year.
And the Dodgers only paid him $2 million in 2025.
As Dodgers fans have said many times and will have to keep continuing to say: deferrals didn't start with Ohtani and are an available strategy for any team.