And Shohei Ohtani is already crushing home runs while also working on getting back on the mound. Speaking of Ohtani, he was the victim of a very good prank pulled off by his manager, Dave Roberts, who found a creative way to get back at his star player who pranked him last year.

Up until Friday, the prank war between Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and manager Dave Roberts had been rather one-sided. But then, Roberts struck back with a stunt so good that even Ohtani couldn’t help but admit that the two were now even.

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.

Hideo Nomo, Hiroki Kuroda, and Takashi Saito are among the more successful Japanese players to wear the Dodger blue. Baseball fans, even those tired of the Dodgers’ winning and heavy spending, loved the group picture. “As an Asian American Dodger fan. This pic is awesome,” wrote one Reddit user.

Shohei Ohtani opened 2025 in style on Friday, hitting a home run in his first plate appearance of spring training after missing time following shoulder surgery.