Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani appears to have an opt out in his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers after all.
Ohtani can opt out of his record-setting 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers if either majority owner Mark Walter or president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman lose their roles with the club, according to Beth Harris and Ronald Blum of the Associated Press.
The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal was first to report that Ohtani could opt out of his contract with the Dodgers if there is "specific change in Dodger personnel."
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_RosenthalContract also states, "If specific change in Dodger personnel, player may opt out of contract at end of season the change occurs.