Ashley Kelly really wanted Shohei Ohtani to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The wife of pitcher Joe Kelly launched a viral campaign titled “Ohtake17,” offering her husband’s No. 17 jersey number to Ohtani if he were to sign with the Dodgers in free agency. She also joked that the couple would change their child’s name from “Kai” to “ShoKei.”
Of course, Ohtani did sign with the Dodgers, and whether or not the Kellys played a role, the Japanese phenom went out of his way to show his appreciation.
