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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani shared a uncommon glimpse into his private life Thursday.
Ohtani shared a photograph on his Instagram Story along with his spouse, basketball participant Mamiko Tanaka, based on Fox Sports activities.
The 2 are headed to the 2024 Seoul Sequence, the place the Dodgers are set to start the common season on March 20 towards the San Diego Padres.
Ohtani mentioned by means of an interpreter in February that he had married a girl from Japan, however declined to present additional particulars about his marriage, per Jenna Lemoncelli of the New York Publish.
Tanaka is a former basketball participant who performed for the Fujitsu Purple Wave of Ladies’s Japan Basketball League from 2019 to 2023, per ESPN’s Brianna Williams.
She averaged 7.8 factors and 1.0 steals in 24 minutes per recreation with the Fujitsu Purple Wave through the 2022-23 season. She was on the Purple Wave crew that made it to the league’s match remaining in 2022.
The Dodgers shared a photograph of Tanaka on X, the place they recognized her as Ohtani’s spouse within the picture’s different textual content.
The submit was shared three months after Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers.
“Not solely have I started a brand new chapter in my profession with the Dodgers however I even have started a brand new life with somebody from my Native nation of Japan who could be very particular to me and I needed everybody to know I’m now married,” Ohtani wrote. “I’m excited for what’s come and thanks on your assist.”
Ohtani mentioned by means of interpreter Ippei Mizuhara in a later interview that the 2 had recognized one another for “three or 4 years.”
“She is a Japanese lady, and I do not actually really feel comfy speaking about after I received married, the precise date and stuff,” Ohtani mentioned by means of the interpreter. “However she’s a traditional Japanese lady.”
Tanaka shall be current in Seoul because the Dodgers start the collection with exhibition contests previous to the season opener, which would be the first MLB regular-season recreation ever performed in South Korea.