Shohei Ohtani’s Video Pitch Helps Lure Pitcher Tyler Glasnow to His ‘Dream Team’ the Dodgers

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow throws against the Texas Rangers during the first inning of Game 1 in an AL wild-card baseball playoff series game in in St. Petersburg, Fla., Oct. 3, 2023. John Raoux/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Shohei Ohtani has already notched a win for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The two-time AL MVP’s video pitch helped recruit pitcher Tyler Glasnow to reach a $136,562,500, five-year deal with the team. Ohtani agreed to his own record-breaking $700 million, 10-year contract last week.