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Ohtani Won’t Trigger Dodgers’ Key-Man Clause, ESPN Says

8/15/2026

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A source told ESPN that Shohei Ohtani will not trigger the Dodgers’ key-man clause, which applies only to Mark Walter and Andrew Friedman, because Walter is selling his stake.
Walter sold his Los Angeles Lakers stake to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 billion on Wednesday.
Ohtani’s 10-year, $700 million contract defers all but $20 million and makes him baseball’s top endorsement earner.

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A source told ESPN that Shohei Ohtani will not trigger the Dodgers’ key-man clause, which applies only to Mark Walter and Andrew Friedman, because Walter is selling his stake.
Walter sold his Los Angeles Lakers stake to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 billion on Wednesday.
Ohtani’s 10-year, $700 million contract defers all but $20 million and makes him baseball’s top endorsement earner.