Dave Roberts gets hilarious payback on Shohei Ohtani in Dodgers car prank war

The Dodgers’ toy Porsche car bit has carried into 2025, but this time, manager Dave Roberts has some stake in the prank war.After receiving two toy prank Porsche cars, Roberts finally got back at Shohei Ohtani on Friday night by filling the Dodgers star’s car with ball pit-like balls that busted out of the car when Ohtani opened the driver door of his own Porsche.Ohtani couldn’t help but laugh and admitted the two were “now tied.”He was then shown a video from Roberts about the prank.“Alright Shohei.

You got me the first round,” Roberts said.“I told you, ‘You know what they say about payback.’ So, what I have done is, you see this pretty face right here? That’s me with all of these balls and I put all of these balls in your car.

So, enjoy it.Keep these pictures and have fun cleaning your car out.”Ohtani, 30, didn’t have a response to Roberts, saying “nothing” when asked while laughing.“I don’t know.

A little troublesome.” During the 2024 season, Ohtani not only became the first player in MLB history to earn a 50-50 year with 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases, but he also became the Dodgers’ all-time home run leader among Japanese-born players after hitting his eighth home run on May 4.Roberts previously held the record after hitting seven home runs across three seasons while with the Dodgers.Upon breaking it, Ohtani gifted him a Porsche, calling back to when the 2024 NL MVP gifted Joe Kelly’s wife, Ashley, a Porsche in thanks for taking over the No.17.However, Roberts’ Porsche was a toy car rather than the real deal.

Before the upcoming season, Ohtani made another attempt to celebrate the feat by gifting a slightly upgraded version of the toy on Feb.16 , but it still remained far from street legal.Roberts had his new Porchse waiting for him in his parking space at Camelback Ranch in Arizona, which was still quite small for someone who signed a $700 million contract.On Friday, Ohtani also hit a home run in his first spri...