Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn't receive a real Porsche from Shohei Ohtani like Joe Kelly's wife, but he was happy with the thoughtful gesture.
Shohei Ohtani gifted new teammate Joe Kelly's wife with a new Porsche Panamera, a sports car with a sticker price between $100,000 and $200,000, when the Dodgers reliever agreed to give his jersey No. 17 to the two-way star after Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700-million deal with the Dodgers in mid-December.
The car, which Roberts is displaying on the desk in his Dodger Stadium office, was apparently given to the manager to mark Ohtani tying Roberts’ franchise record for home runs by a Japanese-born player, which stood at seven entering Saturday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves. “A Japanese-born player who is about to break my Dodgers record very soon, brought a gift, a Porsche,” Roberts told reporters Saturday afternoon, building suspense with his setup.
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