His sources were Jack, Jim, and Jose. What an epic line by Passan.

As a Japanese, Ohtani and Yamamoto on the same team gives me goosebumps. Wish them and the Dodgers best of luck!!! Japan will support you! I've been following Ohtani and Yamamoto since they were rookies in Japan and now that they are playing at the highest level in the world, I'm so proud of them! They are two of the most hardworking players.

Jeff Passan is a legend

I didn’t know Jeff was such a savage

As a Dodgers fan I only listen when Passan speaks 💙😎

I don't think it's just a sheer admiration for Ohtani that was a deciding factor for Yamamoto. There is a practical reason why being Ohtani's teammate would dramatically increase Yamamoto's exposure to Japan. The only free games (i.e. without paying MLB network international subscription) that will be broadcasted in Japan (by NHK-BS) will be Dodgers' games for a foreseeable future. If Yamamoto had joined a team other than Dodgers, the only time Japanese people will see him would have been in 30-second highlights every 6 days. Now he is a Dodger, not only all his starts will be closely viewed, but also the image of his chatting with his pal Shohei in the bench will be seen on Japanese TV every night. That pull had to be irresistible.

And, it's not that bad. Now, they have Shohei and Yamamoto. They have a lock on the Japanese sponsors. They'll probably get another $30M in ads from Japanese companies. They'll sell a few more seats (even though they have great attendance). Basically, they are shelling out $35M for Shohei and Yamamoto net cash. Pretty good deal. (doesn't include luxury tax)

Oh my god, Ty just got roasted like no one else has ever been lol 🤣

Dodgers scouted Ohtani in high school and he's six hours closer to home in good weather for baseball, no snow, no cold. He probably considered Canada due to the dome. Yankees would have to pay more than the Dodgers.

Shout out to Ty tho 😂 it’s pretty cool that he was trying to break baseball news on this show. Keep trying, more baseball please. 🙏

OMG. I give Ty credit for showing up, but Passan is brutal....

I'll say this once, Jeff Passan is the Woj of the baseball world by spitting up straight facts.

Ohtani doesn’t just have a pull with Japanese players. Glasnow also wanted to play with him.

he probably wanted to play with ohtani....who was a teammate last yr with the wbc

Don't underestimate Ohtani's presence and influence on Japanese players. He basically has paved the road from Japan to the Dodgers and we will see more like this deal in the future because of Ohtani. After Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki, is the best pitcher in Japan and here in MLB, they think he is a real deal and that he's even better than Ohtani and Yamamoto. Sasaki wants to come to MLB but timing isn't right. He adores Ohtani so if the Dodgers want to get him, let Ohtani recruit him. Other than money, who can say NO to Ohtani. Now, Ohtani is a 3-way player: a pitcher, a batter and an excellent recruiting GM!!

Fun show... Best yamamotor situation and deal breakdown!

The Dodgers lost to the D-Backs because of the injuries to the pitching staff. Did you see who was starting? I mean come on.

Jeff Passan's right about Japanese players wanting to play alongside Ohtani. Remember that memorable speech Ohtani gave to his teammates prior to the WBC final game? "Let's stop admiring these guys(members of the team USA) for a moment, for at least one game. Because you're not going to overcome your opponent if you respect them more than you should." Well, there's a joke made about Ohtani's speech amongst his teammates. They were confused when Ohtani made his speech...All of his teammates were thinking "What's he talking about?? We admire you(Ohtani) the most. What do we need to be afraid of when we have Ohtani on our side!" That's the mindset they were in when they battled team USA for the title game.

Insane money

Jet roasting Ty

“I like this Dodgers team” - Pat McAfee @ThePatMcAfeeShow 🙌

Love how u guys str8 up trolled the Yanks..!!

It seems like last week, but it's been 23 years since I've heard Passan's unbridled sarcasm and signature laugh. We both had open door offices on the second floor of 744 Ostrom Ave as editors for the Daily Orange at Syracuse. From my desk in the Lifestyle/Features department, it was hard not to get distracted from the consistent laughter coming from the Sports guys: Pass, Greg Bishop (NY Times), Dave Curtis and Pete Thamel occasionally. I recall our QB, Troy Nunes, and his Neanderthal-like qualities being a hot topic. To this day, I still don't know how a bunch a kids (some possibly hungover) managed to show up five days a week at 4:00pm and have a paper ready to print by 2:00am. Then get up the next morning for class and do it again. Glad you're doing well Pass, but maybe it's time to retire your college haircut. :-)

They clowning on TY 😂🤣

Heck yeah

They be spending money the way I do in MyGM

Poor Ty 🥺🖤💛😁🤟✌️

He really getting back into the wrestling spirit 😂

Breaking news: LeBron is taking his talents to the LA Dodgers.

Jeff the the Woj/Shams of the MLB.

As a Dodgers fan I’m super excited obviously but I also know that it can also go downhill real fast with injuries.

Let’s go Dodgers!

Jeff Passan legend, it was obviously for the views

Passan should steer clear of Ty for the foreseeable future. 👊🏻 💥 lol😂

As a Dodger fan… Sorry Canada, Tys New York media life, Yankees, Giants ….. Ohtani and Moto💙🔥

This will be the 1st time in about ten years I don't buy the MLB Extra Innings package. No point paying to watch a movie when you know the ending.

With the specifics of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Dodger’s contract, it now seems obvious that they should have been the favorites all along. Yamamoto has been a Dodgers fan from childhood and is pals with Shohei Ohtani. Once Ohtani agreed to defer the majority of his contract, it gave the Dodgers monetary flexibility to offer Yamamoto all the money that he eventually signed for. Therefore, it seems the key was signing Ohtani then offering to defer so much of his contract. History could have been so different if Ohtani either signed with the Yankees out of Japan or this year as a free agent. But he was never interested in playing on the East Coast so it’s all moot. However, can’t help but wondering what would have happened if the Yankees had offered Yamamoto a $330 million contract over 11 years, $5 million than the Dodgers. If Yankees were really all in, is $30 million more too much to spend? Now, they have to hope whichever SP they can now sign will do the job; both Rodin and Cortes rebounds, several prospect produce and the injury bug doesn’t continue (which is another entirely different issue).

Roki Sasaki >

In baseball just pay and you win the title remember the Yankees dominated the 90’s doing exactly the same thing the dodgers about to do mlb structure suck so much lol😂

Ty just got roasted the entire segment by Passan.

Jeff the Great appears at 1:51

God I love Jeff Passan 😂

Many Japanese people do not feel that the Yankees' treatment of Hideki Matsui was warm at all. Compared to that, I think the Japanese players can play more comfortably with the Dodgers.

GO DODGERS!!! 17 / 18!!!

Ty was not happy, even looks a little mad.

Mets needed to bid an offer that LA and Yankees couldn't match. Cohen made a bad decision. Cohen gave 43M each to 2 aging 40 year old pitchers last year and think 25 year old 3 time CY and MVP in Pacific league Yamamoto is worth less than that? 400M would have sealed the deal and hard for LA to match.

The Dodger$

I love that Pat is putting effort into Yamamotos name. Idk if he’s tryna be funny but he’s saying it well

Ay Pat let me send you a dodger hat.

Jeff Passan... Is The Man....He is Cold-blooded! He is Not For... Play..Play..😂 Stay In Your Lane.... Ty

So, to recap, the Yankees and Mets front offices are jumping off bridges because they couldn't sign ONE of these guys, and then when the Dodgers sign BOTH of them, it's just baseball and it means nothing. Just imagine how mediocre the Dodgers will be when they sign Josh Hader.

maybe be angrier at ur teams pocketing that revenue sharing money instead of reinvesting in team....dodgers reset tax burden for this year, so this was coming....dodgers also don't even have highest payroll in mlb next season after this....

Sickening.

Let me guess...his entire contract is deferred until 2050 and the Dodgers must buy him a cup of coffee once a week.

Passan just waits long enough instead of saying stupid things prematurely.

TY WHO?????

Not at the expense of less money and ability to resign Soto! Gift in disguise! Good for the Dodgers but I love Juan way more than this guy or any pitcher not named Cole.

You offering a guy 325 mil that has never pitch in the mlb yet Blake snell cy young winner won’t even get close to that smh

The Dodgers FINALLY catch a break.

Why are Americans so rich they got heavy contracts anyone sponsor me i need to be on Nba!!

My entertainment was not the YY news debacle, but Jerry Lewis and the a Yorki Yankster fan going back and forth

This is tough to listen to

Yikes… that was brutally unprofessional.

It is hilarious that a guy like Ty has any pull in the world for any influence considering he literally is nobody with no actual sources lol

This guy is a younger version of Ronald Reagan

Im sorry who.id jet?

Andrew Friedman cooking this offseason, I’m buying my Yamamoto jersey asap

Dodgers> NYY Evil empire #2 is LA Dodgers no way would a guy join a team not a contender in WS

Yu Darvish is a hafu; he has no pull with Japanese players.

I’m so sick of these “insiders” like Adam, Woj, and this guy

Passan was acting like a bully. Dude, get a hold of yourself. That was *not* good natured fun... That was someone trying to humiliate someone else. You just don’t kick a man like that when he’s down. There’s a more light-hearted way to joke around, sure - but that was not it. Glad the host stuck up for Ty at the end.

Dodgers are the new evil empire

There is no doubt this contract will be a disaster within 5 years, just as ohtan's will. There isn't a single super long contract that hasn't been a disaster halfway through

1 billion and they still wont win a chip

The CBT is a joke. Rich teams pay poor teams like the As to suck even harder. Either have a hard cap or no cap. Make the rule no Cap to sign your own players but if you sign a free agent from another team you lose 1 of your 2 year minimum controlled players outside your protected 30 roster players or your next years highest available draft pick. Teams can spend what they want and poorer teams don't get paid off but can at least develop the next free agents to be and be a glorified minor league team that they are.

No one even heard of this dude 24 hours ago

Dodgers gonna win 100 games and still lose in playoffs..

oh shut up Passan

Yankees are a joke 😂😂😂😂

Passan saying this is a “good thing for baseball” is utterly false. This makes a long season much more uninteresting for most mlb teams. Entire markets are going to pass on this season and it’ll only get worse if the dodgers actually win.

No way Passan talks that talk in person, he knows he'd get punk'd real quick. The type of guy that would be salty instead of congratulatory had Ty been correct. Seems to be all about him (dbag) in my opinion.

It's a whole lot of money for a guy who hasn't even pitched in the majors. Yeah, he'll be good, but MLB hitters are better than Japanese hitters, so will he be as good as the hype?

hope he gets tommy jon. screw the dodgers and at this point baseball too. this is so stupid. I hope he never wins a tittle. never played 1 game and $325M? hope the dogers are cursed worse then the boston redsox.

Tyy should be fired

The shows terrible

I don’t even watch Baseball, I don’t like this Jeff guy.

pat knows zero baseball. he shouldn't be talking anything baseball related his comments are pathetic

8:35 He might not have thrown in MLB yet But at the WBC he threw to MLB talent and won LFG. DODGERS !!! lol