Professor Maureen Weston Quoted in "$1 Billion Boon? How Shohei Ohtani's Contract Could Make Dodgers MLB Financial Kings" -- Los Angeles Times

Professor Maureen A. Weston is quoted in the Los Angeles Times article, "$1 Billion Boon? How Shohei Ohtani's Contract Could Make Dodgers MLB Financial Kings." The article examines the unusual structure of Major League Baseball player Shohei Ohtani's contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Excerpt from "$1 Billion Boon? How Shohei Ohtani's Contract Could Make Dodgers MLB Financial Kings"

"Cash in hand, this is a huge benefit for the Dodgers,” said Pepperdine law professor Maureen Arellano Weston, who is the director of the school’s entertainment, media and sports dispute resolution project. “Deion Sanders paid for his contract at Colorado in the first couple of games [thanks to revenue increases driven by his celebrity] … There may be some similar effects that can happen here.”

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