Shohei Ohtani perfectly pranked Dave Roberts with a toy Porsche before breaking his manager's Dodgers record during Saturday's 11—2 win over the Atlanta Braves.
, bought his manager Dave Roberts a new car before Saturday's game, which saw the two-way star break Roberts's record for the most career home runs by a Japanese-born Dodgers player.gifted the Dodgers skipper a toy Porsche in an amusing prank before the game against the Atlanta Braves, which resulted in an 11—2 victory for Los Angeles.
After the game, Roberts made an appearance at Ohtani's press conference, showing off the mini Porsche to reporters as he shared a laugh with the Dodgers star. Dave Roberts came out during Shohei Ohtani’s presser to show the Porsche Ohtani gave him before the game today. "He said he wanted a car and I'm glad that he was happy he got a car." 😆 Shohei Ohtani on the toy Porsche he gifted Dave Roberts.True to his word, Ohtani eclipsed Roberts's mark — seven home runs in 302 games with Los Angeles from 2002 to '04 — with aThe homer was part of another productive day for Ohtani, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored — and one perfectly executed prank."He did buy me a car," Roberts said.
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