Blue Jays’ offer to Shohei Ohtani was “right there” financially with Dodgers
’ 10-year, $700 million deal, sources said
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節錄提到藍鳥最終開價的部分
As for how close the Blue Jays came to landing Ohtani, that’s a question only t
he two-time MVP himself can really answer, but sources familiar with the negotia
tion say the Blue Jays’ best offer was in the same financial ballpark as the Do
dgers. One source with knowledge of the talks said the Blue Jays were “right th
ere” with an offer described as very competitive.
藍鳥到底有多接近簽下大谷，這個問題只有他本人才能回答。不過有熟悉談判情況的消息來
源說藍鳥最高的報價跟躲人的在同一個水平。一位知情者稱藍鳥隊「就在那裡」而且提出非
常有競爭力的報價。
The specifics of the final number aren’t known, but to be “right there” with
a $700-million offer certainly suggests a final bid well above $600 million from
ownership at Rogers Communications Inc., which also owns Sportsnet. When reache
d via text message this weekend, both Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins and a spokesperso
n for CAA