Shohei Ohtani has become a leader for the Dodgers. Before the season started, he bought an expensive gift for each teammate.
took the field for their opening series of the year at Dodger Stadium as they begin their quest for a three-peat of World Series championships, the Japanese superstar who moonlights as a model during the offseason had a special surprise for each member of the Dodgers team.
Ohtani gifted everyone a Seiko watch, a high-end Japanese brand he is a global ambassador of, with a note that read,"Let's three-peat." No National League team in the modern era, over 80 years, has won three World Series trophies in a row, and Ohtani wants to complete that dream alongside the Dodgers. Miguel Rojas, the hero from last year's World Series Game 7, where he hit a game-tying home run in front of Ohtani with only two outs remaining in the game, "That talks a lot about what kind of human he is, not just on the field but off the field. He cares about the community in L.A. I know that watch, we’re going to keep it forever, and we’re going to remember the best player in the world gave us a watch for Opening Day in 2026." The Dodgers opened up their season with back-to-back comeback victories over NL West rival, the Arizona Diamondbacks, hoping to go for a sweep on Saturday night with Tyler Glasnow on the mound.
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