Shohei Ohtani gifts Porsche to wife of Dodgers teammate Joe Kelly after her #Ohtake17 campaign helps persuade the superstar to sign $700m deal

Shohei Ohtani gave a brand new Porsche to Ashley Kelly, the wife of his Dodgers teammate Joe Kelly, after she campaigned to get it across Los Angeles from the Angels.

The Japanese superstar recently signed the richest contract in sports history, agreeing to a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers.

Ohtani was MLB’s most coveted player before his departure from the Angels this offseason.

The Dodgers won the race for his signature, with Ashley Kelly leading a viral campaign offering her husband’s No. 17 jersey.

She even rebaptized their seven-month-old son, jokingly changing his name from Kaya to Shokai.

Shohei Ohtani gave a Porsche to Ashley Kelly, the wife of his Dodgers teammate Joe Kelly.

Kelly, who launched a viral campaign to convince Ohtani to join, was shocked by the gift.

Ohtani took Joe Kelly’s No. 17 jersey after signing a $700 million contract with the Dodgers.

As a token of gratitude, Ohtani gave her a generous Christmas gift. Video posted to social media shows Ashley looking out the front door after the Porsche appeared in the street.

She was shocked when she was told it was a gift from the Dodgers’ new star. “This is yours, from Shohei,” Kelly was told. – He wanted to give you a Porsche.

As part of her #Ohtake17 campaign, Kelly showed off the wide range of Dodgers #17 apparel she owns and explained how Ohtani and his family can customize them for their own use.

Kelly was recently asked about retiring the number he wore for three seasons.

“I wasn’t going to give it to just anyone,” he told reporters. “If Shohei continues to perform, he will become a future Hall of Famer and I can retire my number. This is the closest thing to the Hall of Fame.”

When asked what he wanted in return, Kelly added: “Oh, there’s a list, but no comments.”

“This is yours, from Shohei… he wanted to give you a Porsche,” Kelly was told in the video.