Why Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts is telling Lakers followers to maintain ‘palms off’ Ohtani

“Arms off of Shohei,” he stated, smiling. “They obtained sufficient superstars sporting the purple and gold. Depart him alone.”

Social media on Wednesday was rife with images of the Japanese two-way famous person’s face and physique in a Lakers jersey after information broke that Dodgers controlling proprietor Mark Walter is shopping for a majority curiosity within the Lakers from the Buss household for $10 billion.

Fox baseball analyst Ben Verlander posted on X: “We’re actually about to have Shohei Ohtani out right here dropping 50 on Christmas Day for the Lakers. What a time to be alive.”

One other particular person steered Ohtani may very well be a two-way participant for the Lakers, whereas somebody questioned if the Lakers would begin Ohtani on the 2 or 3 place. Others thanked Ohtani for deferring most of his $700 million, 10-year contract and, as one particular person posted, “placing all that cash in Mark Walters’ pockets so he can purchase and save the Lakers franchise.”

The Lakers have already got a Japanese participant in ahead Rui Hachimura.

“I believe Hachimura is caring for the Japanese aspect of issues,” Roberts stated. “We’ll have Shohei on the baseball aspect.”

Final December, Ohtani and his spouse attended a Lakers recreation and had been introduced customized jerseys. His spouse, Mamiko Tanaka performed 4 seasons for the Fujitsu Pink Wave of the Ladies’s Japan Basketball League.

Roberts appeared to heat to the suggestion that he could be sitting within the celebrity-packed courtside seats at Lakers video games this winter.

“I’m certain lots of people have hit Mark up,” he stated, “however I would add myself to the record.”

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