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СпутникиРНSpaceXРоскосмосNASANew Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto wasted no time in getting together as they went for dinner on Saturday night.
By MAX WINTERS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR
Published: 16:57 BST, 24 December 2023 | Updated: 16:57 BST, 24 December 2023
New Dodgers teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have wasted no time in getting together as they went for dinner on Saturday night.
The Japanese duo have signed huge contracts with the Los Angeles team in recent weeks and were clearly in the mood to celebrate.
Ohtani penned the biggest contract in sports earlier this month when he signed a $700million agreement for the next 10 years.
The Dodgers then won the race to sign pitcher Yamamoto over the New York Yankees and Mets, agreeing to a $325m contract over 12 years.
Reports have emerged since the Yamamoto deal was concluded that he chose the Dodgers because he desperately wanted to play with Ohtani.
New Dodgers teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto had dinner on Saturday
And now he's already started to strike up a friendship with his new teammate as they went for dinner on Saturday night.
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa - the founder of the Nobu restaurant chain - posted a picture of the two of them together, holding up a plate of food at his Matsuhisa restaurant in Beverly Hills.
MLB Network's Jon Morosi said Friday morning that Yamamoto picked his American destination to play with Ohtani, the only more-sought-after player on the market this winter.
'I was told by a source who knows the Japanese baseball scene very well... Yamamoto simply wanted to be a Dodger and play with Ohtani in no particular order,' he said.
Ohtani signed with the Dodgers on December 9, while Yamamoto announced his intentions of coming to Los Angeles late Thursday night.
The New York Mets reportedly offered the same contract to Yamamoto, while it's believed the New York Yankees' offer topped out at $300 million.
Yamamoto signed a massive Dodgers contract without ever playing in Major League Baseball
Ohtani was in attendance for the Rams vs Saints game in Los Angeles on Thursday night
Reports earlier this week suggested Ohtani would be bringing his fellow Dodgers new boy with him to the Los Angeles Rams' NFL game on Thursday night.
But it seemed the pitcher was on the other side of town, signing off on his $325m, 10-year deal to join Ohtani at the Dodgers because it was announced on the same night.
It's been a busy few days for Ohtani after he was given the VIP treatment at SoFi Stadium.
The Japanese sensation was all smiles as he posed with a Rams jersey with number 17 on the back before kickoff.
Ohtani then watched the Rams beat the New Orleans Saints 30-22 from a suite and was later introduced to head coach Sean McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford in the locker room.