In today’s Major League Baseball, contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars are the norm for star players.
But 60 years ago, free agency didn’t exist, and teams held all the power when it came to player contracts.
So who can Los Angeles Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani, Edwin Diaz and Kyle Tucker thank for paving the way for their collective $1 billion in contracts? None other than their predecessors for the Boys in Blue.
