Shohei Ohtani could leave the Dodgers if Mark Walter sells them, just as he did with the Lakers

Shohei Ohtani could leave the Dodgers if Mark Walter sells them, just as he did with the Lakers  MARCA

Mark Walter's federal investigation for alleged loan fraud fuels speculation about whether the Los Angeles Dodgers could be sold after the Lakers deal.

The Dodgers star has a "key man" clause in his contract that allows him to leave the team if the club chairman or president of baseball operations exit the organization.

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani allowed to opt out of contract if team is sold  USA Today

For now, Dodgers owner Mark Walter does not appear to be trying to sell the team. But even if he does, don’t expect it to impact two-way star Shohei Ohtani. In the 10-year, $700 million contract he signed with the Dodgers before the 2024 season, Ohtani included a “key-man clause” that would allow him to...

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This is some good news for Dodgers fans worried about the worst-case-scenario.

A clause in Ohtani's contract would let him leave the Dodgers if Walter sold the team. He is not expected to exercise it if that transpired.

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Walter is selling the Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner for a reported $12.5 billion

What Mark Walter's Lakers Sale Means for the Dodgers  Sports Illustrated

The pair are buying the team from Mark Walter, who paid $10 billion for it just over a year ago, and someone who Magic Johnson once said would own the team for decades.

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored the decisive run as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Kansas City Royals 6-5