Shohei Ohtani; Ashley Parks and Joe Kelly.Photo:Meg Oliphant/Getty; Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Kershaw’s ChallengChristmas came early for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly’s wife Ashley!After campaigning on social media for superstarShohei Ohtanito sign with her husband’s team — and to take her husband’s No. 17 jersey — Ashley opened her front door on Saturday to find a Porsche parked outside her home.A video clipshared on her Instagramand on theDodgers’ X accountshows the mother of four’s shock at the unexpected special delivery.“It’s yours,” Joe, 35, could be heard saying off-camera to an at first confused-looking Ashley. “From Shohei, he wanted to gift you a Porsche.”“Shut … up!” Ashley replied, as she gazed at the silver four-door vehicle parked at the curb.For Ashley, the six-figure present capped a hilarious social media campaign in which she aimed to get the 29-year-old Ohtani to sign with the Dodgers.Over six seasons with his previous team, the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani has worn No. 17, but it was the same number as Joe’s jersey — which he has donned over the last season with the Dodgers.In her #Ohtake17 campaign, she pleaded for the two-way talent to come to the Dodgers.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In a video on Dec. 8— one day before it was announced that Ohtanihad signed a record 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers— Ashley laid out an array of No. 17 jerseys on the floor, explaining that one with the words “Mama” on the back could be meant for Shohei’s mother, and that even a blinged-out bag could have the words “Kelly” removed in favor of “Ohtani.”At one point in her sales pitch, she told her followers that she was going to try to be quiet because her 7-month-old “ShoKai” — real name Kai — was asleep.“I changed his name for this s— too,” she deadpanned.In a video posted on Dec. 11to celebrate Ohtani’s signing, Ashley cast aside her husband’s various No. 17 shirts on their front lawn, before Kelly himself appeared at the door.On the back of the white t-shirt he was wearing, Ashley wrote “KELLY” and “No. 99.”Joe himself has experience swapping his jersey for another garment.In 2021 while attending the White House ceremony celebrating the Dodgers' 2020 World Series Championship, Kelly sported an unconventional look.The Dodgers star wore a custom embroidered black and white Mariachi jacket — a gift from Grover Castro, a trumpeter with Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar.The band performed at Dodger Stadium earlier that year, and while warming up before the game, Kelly and Castro struck up a conversation on the field.Turns out, Kelly wanted Castro’s coat, and offered up his personal baseball jersey in exchange.“New member alert,” the band later joked on Instagram. “Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar in the White House! Check out what Joe Kelly wore to meet President Joe Biden at the White House! ¡Que Vivan Los Dodgers!”
Shohei Ohtani; Ashley Parks and Joe Kelly.Photo:Meg Oliphant/Getty; Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Kershaw’s Challeng
Meg Oliphant/Getty; Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Kershaw’s Challeng
Christmas came early for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly’s wife Ashley!After campaigning on social media for superstarShohei Ohtanito sign with her husband’s team — and to take her husband’s No. 17 jersey — Ashley opened her front door on Saturday to find a Porsche parked outside her home.A video clipshared on her Instagramand on theDodgers’ X accountshows the mother of four’s shock at the unexpected special delivery.“It’s yours,” Joe, 35, could be heard saying off-camera to an at first confused-looking Ashley. “From Shohei, he wanted to gift you a Porsche.”“Shut … up!” Ashley replied, as she gazed at the silver four-door vehicle parked at the curb.For Ashley, the six-figure present capped a hilarious social media campaign in which she aimed to get the 29-year-old Ohtani to sign with the Dodgers.Over six seasons with his previous team, the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani has worn No. 17, but it was the same number as Joe’s jersey — which he has donned over the last season with the Dodgers.In her #Ohtake17 campaign, she pleaded for the two-way talent to come to the Dodgers.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In a video on Dec. 8— one day before it was announced that Ohtanihad signed a record 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers— Ashley laid out an array of No. 17 jerseys on the floor, explaining that one with the words “Mama” on the back could be meant for Shohei’s mother, and that even a blinged-out bag could have the words “Kelly” removed in favor of “Ohtani.”At one point in her sales pitch, she told her followers that she was going to try to be quiet because her 7-month-old “ShoKai” — real name Kai — was asleep.“I changed his name for this s— too,” she deadpanned.In a video posted on Dec. 11to celebrate Ohtani’s signing, Ashley cast aside her husband’s various No. 17 shirts on their front lawn, before Kelly himself appeared at the door.On the back of the white t-shirt he was wearing, Ashley wrote “KELLY” and “No. 99.”Joe himself has experience swapping his jersey for another garment.In 2021 while attending the White House ceremony celebrating the Dodgers' 2020 World Series Championship, Kelly sported an unconventional look.The Dodgers star wore a custom embroidered black and white Mariachi jacket — a gift from Grover Castro, a trumpeter with Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar.The band performed at Dodger Stadium earlier that year, and while warming up before the game, Kelly and Castro struck up a conversation on the field.Turns out, Kelly wanted Castro’s coat, and offered up his personal baseball jersey in exchange.“New member alert,” the band later joked on Instagram. “Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar in the White House! Check out what Joe Kelly wore to meet President Joe Biden at the White House! ¡Que Vivan Los Dodgers!”
Christmas came early for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly’s wife Ashley!
After campaigning on social media for superstarShohei Ohtanito sign with her husband’s team — and to take her husband’s No. 17 jersey — Ashley opened her front door on Saturday to find a Porsche parked outside her home.
A video clipshared on her Instagramand on theDodgers’ X accountshows the mother of four’s shock at the unexpected special delivery.
“It’s yours,” Joe, 35, could be heard saying off-camera to an at first confused-looking Ashley. “From Shohei, he wanted to gift you a Porsche.”
“Shut … up!” Ashley replied, as she gazed at the silver four-door vehicle parked at the curb.
For Ashley, the six-figure present capped a hilarious social media campaign in which she aimed to get the 29-year-old Ohtani to sign with the Dodgers.
Over six seasons with his previous team, the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani has worn No. 17, but it was the same number as Joe’s jersey — which he has donned over the last season with the Dodgers.
In her #Ohtake17 campaign, she pleaded for the two-way talent to come to the Dodgers.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In a video on Dec. 8— one day before it was announced that Ohtanihad signed a record 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers— Ashley laid out an array of No. 17 jerseys on the floor, explaining that one with the words “Mama” on the back could be meant for Shohei’s mother, and that even a blinged-out bag could have the words “Kelly” removed in favor of “Ohtani.”
At one point in her sales pitch, she told her followers that she was going to try to be quiet because her 7-month-old “ShoKai” — real name Kai — was asleep.
“I changed his name for this s— too,” she deadpanned.
In a video posted on Dec. 11to celebrate Ohtani’s signing, Ashley cast aside her husband’s various No. 17 shirts on their front lawn, before Kelly himself appeared at the door.
On the back of the white t-shirt he was wearing, Ashley wrote “KELLY” and “No. 99.”
Joe himself has experience swapping his jersey for another garment.
In 2021 while attending the White House ceremony celebrating the Dodgers' 2020 World Series Championship, Kelly sported an unconventional look.
The Dodgers star wore a custom embroidered black and white Mariachi jacket — a gift from Grover Castro, a trumpeter with Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar.
The band performed at Dodger Stadium earlier that year, and while warming up before the game, Kelly and Castro struck up a conversation on the field.
Turns out, Kelly wanted Castro’s coat, and offered up his personal baseball jersey in exchange.
“New member alert,” the band later joked on Instagram. “Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar in the White House! Check out what Joe Kelly wore to meet President Joe Biden at the White House! ¡Que Vivan Los Dodgers!”
source: people.com
