Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts presented Shohai Otani baby girl with a set of new wheels.
Just before Blue In Blue hosted the New York Mets, Roberts presented Ohatani with a remotely controlled Pink Porsche.
“It was a present from Shohei’s baby from me and my wife,” Roberts said. “We’ve had a little bit of practical jokes, but this was a gift for the baby.”
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In April, Shohei and his wife, Mamiko, welcomed their daughter.
This gift is part of the joke between the two that comes from when Otani broke Roberts’ franchise record last May. Shotime has promised the team’s manager a new car for a history-making feat. However, he instead gave him a toy Porsche and pranked him.
Remember, Otani will hand out real cars.
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In 2023 he was given to Joe Kelly’s wife, Ashley, a real Porsche who helps him lobby to come to the team. She launched the “#ohtake17” campaign. This mentioned Kelly’s jersey number he was wearing at Lashley and said Otani could have a number if he signed with the Dodgers.
