The Toronto Blue Jays are reportedly one of the last teams still in the running to sign baseball's superstar Shohei Ohtani. Baseball insiders say it will take between $500-$600 million to land the Japanese phenom. But for Rogers Communications, the company that owns the team, this isn't just about baseball
The rumoured bid by the Blue Jays to sign Shohei Ohtani is about much more than baseball. Rogers Communications , which owns the team, could spend as much as $600 million US to acquire the two-way phenom, and experts say the company could leverage Ohtani's fame to boost its core business.
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