Shohei Ohtani's daughter gifted ‘new car' by Dave Roberts
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gifted Shohei Ohtani's baby girl quite the gift.
Right before the boys in blue hosted the New York Mets, Roberts presented Ohtani with a remote-controlled pink Porsche.
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'That was a present from me and my wife to Shohei's baby,' Roberts said. 'We have a little running practical joke situation going on, but this was a gift for the baby.'
In April, Shohei and his wife, Mamiko, welcomed their daughter.
The gift is part of a running joke between the two, which stems from when Ohtani broke Roberts' franchise record last May. Shotime promised the team's manager a new car for the history-making feat. However, he pranked him by gifting him a toy Porsche instead.
Keep in mind, Ohtani does give out real cars.
Back in 2023, he gifted Joe Kelly's wife, Ashley, a real Porsche for her role in lobbying for him to come to the team. She started the '#Ohtake17' campaign, which referred to Kelly's jersey number he wore during his time in L.A. Ashley said that Ohtani could have the number if he signed with the Dodgers.
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