"Awesome." Ohtani shot a "surprise gift" to his colleagues! Before the opening game... What is this special watch?

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Shohei Ohtani (32, LA Dodgers), the "God of Baseball," delivered a special gift to all his teammates on the team. The identity of the surprise gift was the watch.

Dodgers Nation, a U.S. media outlet that specializes in LA Dodgers news, reported on the 27th (Korea time) that "Otani surprised the Dodgers with a gift ahead of the opening game."

Citing another local media outlet, the Orange County Register, the media said, "Otani presented Seiko-branded watches to the entire Dodgers squad ahead of the opening game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The watch is known to be worth about 4,000 dollars (about 5.4 million won)."

It wasn't just a watch. It was a meaningful watch gift with a special message. It is said that the short letter delivered with the watch said, "Let's get a three-peat." He encouraged his teammates by showing their strong will to win three consecutive World Series titles.

Miguel Rojas, who was presented with the surprise watch, praised Otani on his personal social networking service, saying, "Otani is a really good player on and off the field."

"I will keep this watch, presented by the best player in the world at the start of the 2026 season, as a souvenir for the rest of my life. The message he sent is a spirit shared by all members of our clubhouse, and he renewed his determination, saying, "I will challenge with responsibility."

Meanwhile, Ohtani recently made headlines by being ranked No. 1 in player income last season. According to Forbes, a U.S. economic magazine, Ohtani has earned a total of 127 million dollars (about 190.11 billion won) in the past year.

In simple calculation, this is equivalent to an average of about 15.8 billion won per month and an average of about 520 million won per day. Furthermore, it is equivalent to earning 21.7 million won per hour, 361,700 won per minute, and about 6,000 won per second. In other words, 6,000 won comes into your bank account every time you blink.

Meanwhile, Ohtani was only committed to hitting the next year, 2024, due to elbow ligament joint surgery (Tommy John Surgery) he underwent in 2023. And he wrote a new history of 50 home runs and 50 steals for the first time in the major leagues in the 2024 season. In 159 games, he played a batting average of 0.310 (197 hits in 636 at-bats), 54 home runs, 38 doubles, seven triples, 134 runs with 130 RBIs, 162 strikeouts with 81 walks, a on-base percentage of 0.390 (4 failures), a slugging percentage of 0.646 and an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 1.066. He ranked second in home runs, RBIs, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS in the National League.

In the 2025 season, he played in 158 games with a batting average of 0.282, 55 home runs, 102 RBIs, 20 steals, and 1.014 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). He hit the mark of 50 home runs and 100 RBIs for two consecutive seasons. In addition, he proudly ranked No. 1 in the National League scoring category, No. 1 in the OPS, and No. 2 in the home run category.

In June last year, he returned to pitching and hitting again. As a pitcher, he took the mound in 14 games in the 2025 season, marking a 1-1 record with a 2.87 ERA. Ohtani plans to work as both a pitcher and a batter again in the 2026 season. In addition, Ohtani is the first to be unanimously named MVP four times. If Ohtani wins MVP again this year, he will match Barry Bonds' record of winning for four consecutive years.

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