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Shohei Ohtani free agency: Dodgers reportedly used 6-year-old Kobe Bryant video pitch to land star

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Kobe Bryant's legend in Los Angeles keeps on growing. This time, it was at Dodger Stadium.

The late Los Angeles Lakers star played a significant role in the Dodgers' signing of Shohei Ohtani, per ESPN's Jeff Passan, with the Dodgers using a six-year-old video message from Bryant to successfully woo the free-agent superstar.