“It’s up to you. From Shohei,” he tells her in the video. “I wanted to give him a Porsche.
“Shut the…” she said before the video ends.
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Shohei Ohtani signed a record 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this month. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Ashley Kelly’s #Ohtake17 crusade to recruit the two-way superstar went viral on social media when she jokingly proposed converting her seven-month-old son’s call from Kai to ShoKai and asking her husband to give up his No. 17 jersey, the Ohtani number. she was with the Los Angeles Angels.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly has agreed to give up his No. 17 jersey to Ohtani. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Ohtani, a two-time American League MVP with the Los Angeles Angels, signed a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers.
Kelly is switching uniform numbers after he finalized his $8 million, one-year contract with the team earlier this month. Kelly will wear No. 99, opening No. 17 for Ohtani, who thanked him for the gesture.
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“I wasn’t going to give it to just anyone,” Kelly said at the time. “If Shohei continues to play, he’ll be a Hall of Famer for a long time and I’ll have to retire my number. It’s the closest I can get to the Hall of Fame. “
Shohei Ohtani speaks with Mark Walter, president of the Dodgers, and Stan Kasten, president and CEO of the Dodgers, at Dodger Stadium on Dec. 14, 2023, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images).
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When asked what Ohtani gave him in return, Kelly replied at the time, “Oh, there’s a list, but there’s no comment. “
The Associated Press contributed to this report.