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The Los Angeles Dodgers are signing free agent outfielder Teoscar Hernández to a one-year, $23.5 million contract, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports.
Per the report, $8.5 million of the deal will be deferred with payouts from 2030-39. The deal is another high-profile Dodgers contract in an offseason that's seen them sign two-way star Shohei Ohtani, Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and former Rays starter Tyler Glasnow. Hernández turned down multi-year offers in order to sign the high-value one-year deal with the Dodgers, per the report.
Like Hernández's, Ohtani's historic contract also came with deferrals. Though his are much more significant. Ohtani will receive only $20 million of his $700 million deal over the life of the contract. He'll reportedly receive the remaining $680 million in deferred payments starting in 2034 after the contract's conclusion.
Yamamoto's contract is also unique that it reportedly contains multiple opt-outs tied to the health of the elbow on his throwing arm.
The Hernández deal further signals the Dodgers' intention to build a dominant roster. Hernández, 31, has won two Silver Slugger Awards and was named an All-Star in 2021. He slashed .258./.305/.435 with 26 home runs, 93 RBI and seven stolen bases with the Seattle Mariners last season.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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