The biggest ever contract in sport

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The biggest contract in sport is not held by Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. Nor is it by Patrick Mahomes.

In fact, it’s a baseball player, from the LA Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani. His 10-year deal is worth $700m. But who is he? Why are they paying him that much? And how can they afford it?

Seb Stafford-Bloor writes. Marco Bevilacqua illustrates.

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