Blue Jays’ offer to Shohei Ohtani was “right there” financially with Dodgers
’ 10-year, $700 million deal, sources said
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节录提到蓝鸟最终开价的部分
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.
蓝鸟到底有多接近签下大谷，这个问题只有他本人才能回答。不过有熟悉谈判情况的消息来
源说蓝鸟最高的报价跟躲人的在同一个水平。一位知情者称蓝鸟队“就在那里”而且提出非
常有竞争力的报价。
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