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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Sent ‘Ohtani’ Astros Jersey to Scout Who Recruited Him to Houston

Shohei Ohtani has proven time and time again that he is a genuine person.

Throughout the recruiting process for him coming to Major League Baseball, he showed international scouts just how grateful he was for the opportunity.

Oz Ocampo was the director of international scouting with the Houston Astros during that time and recently detailed a thank you package he received from Ohtani.

“I still do,” Ocampo said about still having the gift. “I submitted the proposal for Shohei to come to Houston and he wrote a very nice note saying, ‘Thank you very much.