Will Smith, Dodgers reach $140 million, 10-year deal
Los Angeles has spent $1.4 billion on five key players.
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Los Angeles has spent $1.4 billion on five key players.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catcher Will Smith and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a $140 million, 10-year contract Wednesday, raising the team’s spending to nearly $1.4 billion for five key players since December. Smith’s deal supersedes an $8.85 million, one-year agreement reached in January. He opened the last week by going 5 for 10 […]
Catcher Will Smith's $140 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers includes $50 million payable from 2034-43, raising the team's deferred compensation liability to $915.5 million owed five players. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernández also are due deferred payments extending from 2028-44. Smith receives a $30 million signing bonus under the deal announced Wednesday, half payable on Nov. 15 and the rest on Jan. 15, 2025, according to contract terms obtained by The Associated Press.
The Los Angeles Dodgers plan to have Will Smith behind the plate for a very long time.
The Los Angeles Dodgers aren't slowing down when it comes to spending money as the National League West powerhouse is finalizing a 10-year, $140 million contract with catcher Will Smith, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.