Edwin Diaz won't get all of his $69 million from Los Angeles Dodgers until 2047, from closer deal raising the two-time World Series champions' deferred payment obligations to more than $1 billion with nine players.
The Dodgers are now on the hook for $1,064,500,000 owed to Diaz through 2047. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Blake Snell, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Tommy Edman, Tanner Scott And Teoscar Hernandez.
The highest the Dodgers will pay in a year is $102.3 million in 2038 and 2039.
Diaz, who will receive a $9 million signing bonus on Feb. 1, will receive a salary of $14 million next year and $23 million in each of the next two seasons. The Dodgers will set aside $4.5 million annually, with that amount to be paid in 10 equal installments each year on July 1st.
The 2026 money will be due from 2036 to 2045, the 2027 money will be due from 2037 to 2046, and the 2028 money will be due from 2038 to 2047.
The bulk of the Dodgers' deferred money belongs to Ohtani, who will receive $680 million in payments from 2034 to 2043. Betts is next, with a $115 million salary from 2033-44 and a final $5 million signing bonus due in 2033-35.
They are followed by Snell ($66 million in 2035-46), Freeman ($57 million in 2028-40), Smith ($50 million in 2034-43), Hernandez ($32 million in 2030-39), Edman ($25 million in 2037-44) and Scott ($21 million in 2035-46).
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
