Shohei Ohtani gifts teammate Joe Kelly’s wife a car

Joe Kelly’s wife Ashley did everything she could to help the Los Angeles Dodgers land Shohei Ohtani, and her efforts were appreciated.

Kelly was re-acquired by the Dodgers in a trade with the Chicago White Sox in July. The reliever pitched for the Dodgers from 2019-21 and is back with the team for the second time. Kelly previously wore jersey No. 17, but he gave the number up for Ohtani.

While Ohtani was still a free agent, Ashley launched a social media campaign that she called “#Ohtake17.” The idea was to convince Ohtani to sign with the Dodgers and assure the two-way superstar that he could have Joe’s jersey number if and when he did.

Ohtani came up with an awesome way to thank Mrs. Kelly. The $700 million man arranged for a Porsche to be delivered to the Kelly residence on Saturday. Joe filmed Ashley when she was informed that Ohtani had gifted her the sports car.