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Ohtani gifts Dodgers' Kelly's wife new car for giving up No. 17

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Shohei Ohtani was in the giving mood this holiday season.

The two-way star gifted a brand-new Porsche to his Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Joe Kelly's wife Ashley after she started a campaign trying to convince him to sign with the team.

The #Ohtake17 campaign offered Ohtani Kelly's No. 17 jersey. Ashley also jokingly changed her baby's name from Kai to ShoKai.

Ohtani signed a record-setting 10-year, $700-million contract with the Dodgers on Dec. 11.

Kelly inked a one-year, $8-million deal to return to Los Angeles for the 2024 campaign. He's worn No. 17 during each of his two stints with the franchise.

The Dodgers have spent over $1 billion so far this offseason, also adding pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow.

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