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Before the Los Angeles Dodgers embarked on their trip to South Korea for next week’s Seoul Series games against the San Diego Padres, Shohei Ohtani posted a photo on Instagram featuring his wife, Mamiko Tanaka.
Shohei Ohtani (his wife Mamiko Tanaka) and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are on their way to Korea for the Seoul Series next week 🇰🇷⚾️ pic.twitter.com/Uo8scJed8Y
— Yakyu Cosmopolita (@yakyucosmo) March 14, 2024
The Dodgers posted a photo of their own. with alt text noting that Tanaka is in fact Ohtani’s wife.
In late February, just after the start of spring training, Ohtani announced, to the surprise of most, that he had recently married someone he later described as “a normal Japanese woman” whom he had known for three or four years. .
Ohtani, famous for being secretive about his personal life, did not reveal details about his wedding or his wife. He reportedly declined to say when they married, but said the relationship did not influence his decision to sign with the Dodgers, which his wife supported. He also told Japanese media that he got engaged last year and that his wife was with him at spring training.
Tanaka is not just a private Japanese citizen. She was also a basketball player For him Fujitsu Red Wave in the Japanese Women’s Basketball League.
Ohtani is getting used to breaking massive news through abrupt Instagram posts as he also announced he would be signing with the Dodgers. through your account earlier this offseason. It was later reported that his deal was worth a record $700 million, with $680 million deferred.
While he won’t pitch this season, Ohtani is expected to make his Dodgers debut next week as the designated hitter for the team’s two games against the Padres on March 20-21 at the Gocheok Sky Dome.
