$700 million man Shohei Ohtani made Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts want come true. Solely not in the best way he anticipated.
Roberts lately joked that Ohtani ought to reward him a Porsche when he broke his Dodgers report for many house runs by a Japanese-born participant. Roberts was born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, to a Japanese mom and American father. He hit seven house runs for the Dodgers from 2002 to 2004.
Ohtani surpassed Roberts’ mark on Saturday throughout the third inning of Saturday’s 11-3 win towards the Braves.
However earlier than Friday’s recreation, anticipating the inevitable, Ohtani gifted Roberts a purple toy mannequin Porsche. in his workplace. Roberts mentioned the automobile is sitting on his desk.
“He did purchase me a automobile. I assume I didn’t specify what kind of automobile,” Roberts mentioned earlier than the sport. “So I can’t say he by no means gave me something.”
Ohtani gifted Ashley Kelly, the spouse of Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly, a Porsche for Kelly giving up No. 17 when Ohtani signed with the Dodgers in December. Ashley Kelly had lobbied on social media for Ohtani to signal with the Dodgers, promising her husband’s quantity as incentive.
