Shohei Ohtani donates $150K Home Run Derby paycheck to LA Angels support staff

[ASFN Admin]

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani donated the paycheck he received from the Home Run Derby competition to the team's support staff as a way to show his appreciation. As a thank you: The 27-year-old athlete distributed the $150,000 paycheck to around 30 staffers, including trainers, clubhouse workers and media relations employees on Friday, a source told The OC Register. Organizers of the competition still gave Ohtani $150,000 for participating even though he lost to Washington Nationals’ Juan Soto in the first round of the Home Run Derby.

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