LOS Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani was one of seven free agents to receive a qualifying offer from their most recent team, getting the one-year offer despite multiple injuries that ended his season early.
Other players to receive a qualifying offer were Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola, Minnesota Twins right-hander Sonny Gray, Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman and Chicago Cubs outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger.
The San Diego Padres extended the offer to a pair of players: left-handers Blake Snell and Josh Hader.
The one-year qualifying offer is valued at $20.325 million for 2024, a total that was arrived at by finding the mean salary of the top 125 highest-paid players.
Ohtani, the favorite to win American League MVP, was 10-5 on the mound with a 3.14 ERA in 23 starts and batted .304 with a .412 on-base percentage and 1.066 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, to go along with 44 home runs and 95 RBIs. Elbow and oblique injuries forced an early end to his season.