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9-year-old Dodgers fan rocks Shohei Ohtani baseball card costume for Halloween

By Chris Williams
Published  October 14, 2024 5:45pm EDT
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9-year-old Dodgers fan rocks incredible Shohei Ohtani baseball card costume

A nine-year-old Dodgers fan from Covina, California, is all set to hit a home run this Halloween with a spectacular Shohei Ohtani baseball card costume. (Ohtani photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

The Brief 

    • A 9-year-old boy in Covina has impressed with a homemade Halloween costume of his favorite player, Shohei Ohtani.
    • Ryan Cortez, a devoted Dodgers fan, has attended games since infancy and played baseball since age four. 

COVINA, Calif. - A 9-year-old California boy knocked it out of the park when he dressed as a Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani baseball card as his Halloween costume. 

Cheyanne Cortez of Covnia said her son, Ryan, is a huge fan and recorded footage of her son in the home-made costume.

"He is a huge Dodgers fan and loves Ohtani. He is Ryan’s favorite baseball player ever. He has played baseball since he was four and has been attending Dodger games since he was a baby," Cortez told Storyful.

MLB star Ohtani agrees to $700M deal with Dodgers

MLB star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to a record-breaking ten-year, $700 million free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Last year,  Ohtani signed a $700 million, 10-year contract with the team. 

RELATED: Dodgers beat Mets in NLCS Game 1; Takes 1-0 best-of-7 series lead

Ohtani’s decision came six years and one day after he first agreed to his deal with the Angels.

Ohtani became the first 50-50 player, hitting .310, leading the NL with 54 homers and 130 RBIs, and stealing 59 bases in 63 attempts.

The Source

  • The information and video in this story were provided by Storyful. The Associated Press also contributed. This story was reported from Los Angeles.