Shohei Ohtani bought Dave Roberts a Porsche, sort of
by True Blue LA
True Blue LA— LOS ANGELES — Sometimes you never know what will come out of a pregame scrum. Near the end of his daily meeting with reporters before Saturday’s game against the Braves, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “I have an admission.” Our ears perked up. “I got a gift yesterday,” Roberts said. “A player, Japanese-born, who’s about to break my Dodgers record very soon, brought a gift. A Porsche.” Okay, now we’re talking. Shohei Ohtani, whose seven home runs with the Dodgers entering Saturday were tied...
Los Angeles Times—Dave Roberts the latest to receive a Porsche from Shohei Ohtani. 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. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts received a similar gift from Ohtani on Friday, but it was more of the gag variety, a mauve-colored model Porsche with a sticker price of between $100 and $200....
USA Today—Shohei Ohtani gifts manager Dave Roberts toy Porsche before breaking his home run record. Running joke between Shohei Ohtani and Dave Roberts comes to hilarious conclusion with toy car presentation, followed by record-setting home run.
Bleacher Report—Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani Gifts Dave Roberts Toy Porsche; Breaks Manager's HR Record. Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani broke a record held by manager Dave Roberts on Saturday, and in return had a gift for him. In Los Angeles' win over the