{"id":95573,"date":"2025-12-15T19:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/95573\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T19:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:09:08","slug":"dodgers-deferred-payment-obligations-surpass-1-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/95573\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; deferred payment obligations surpass $1 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/35394\/edwin-diaz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Edwin Diaz<\/a> won&#8217;t receive all of his $69 million from the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/lad\/los-angeles-dodgers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> until 2047, with the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/47256988\/source-dodgers-reach-deal-former-mets-closer-edwin-diaz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">closer&#8217;s deal<\/a> raising deferred payment obligations for the two-time World Series champions to more than $1.06 billion due to nine players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Dodgers are now on the hook for $1,064,500 through 2047, owed to Diaz, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/39832\/shohei-ohtani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/33039\/mookie-betts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mookie Betts<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/33748\/blake-snell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Blake Snell<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/30193\/freddie-freeman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Freddie Freeman<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/38309\/will-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Will Smith<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/39907\/tommy-edman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tommy Edman<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/35135\/tanner-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tanner Scott<\/a> and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/33377\/teoscar-hernandez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Teoscar Hernandez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Dodgers&#8217; high point due in a year is $102.3 million in both 2038 and 2039.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">D\u00edaz, who gets a $9 million signing bonus on Feb. 1, receives a $14 million salary next year and $23 million in each of the following two seasons. The Dodgers will defer $4.5 million annually, with that being paid in 10 equal installments each July 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The 2026 money is due from 2036-45, the 2027 money from 2037-46 and the 2028 money from 2038-47.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The bulk of the Dodgers&#8217; deferred money is owed to Ohtani, who will receive $680 million in payments from 2034-43. Betts is next, with $115 million in salaries from 2033-44 and the final $5 million of his signing bonus payable from 2033-35.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">They are followed by Snell ($66 million from 2035-46), Freeman ($57 million from 2028-40), Smith ($50 million from 2034-43), Edman ($25 million from 2037-44), Scott ($21 million 2035-46) and Hern\u00e1ndez ($32 million from 2030-39).<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 ESPN Internet Ventures. 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