The mystery of Shohei Otani’s wife has been solved.
Ohtani, who signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December, shared a photo with his new wife on his Instagram Story on Thursday. According to Fox Sports.
“Shohei Ohtani and his wife, basketball player Mamiko Tanaka, will be participating in the Seoul Series!” MLB’s Fox posted on X, including a screen capture of the photo.
Ohtani, the current American League MVP, revealed in an Instagram post in February that he “married someone from his native Japan,” but did not reveal his wife’s name.
“She is a Japanese woman, but she is reluctant to talk about when she got married or the exact date.” Otani, whose personal life is private, said: He spoke about the situation at the time through his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
“But she I’m an ordinary Japanese woman. ”
Tanaka, 27, is a 5-foot-11 Japanese center who played for the Fujitsu Red Wave from 2019 to 2023 after attending Waseda University and Tokyo Seitoku University, according to reports.
Ohtani, 29, was at the Dodgers’ spring training facility in Arizona at the time. reportedly He revealed that he has known his wife for three to four years and decided to make the news public to avoid future distractions.
The two-time unanimous MVP said the relationship had “absolutely nothing” to do with his decision to sign with the Dodgers, and said his wife supports his decision. LA Times reported.
Ohtani played the first six seasons of his MLB career with the Crosstown Angels.
According to , Ohtani previously said he met his wife during a training session. basically sports.
The Dodgers’ visit to South Korea will include two exhibition games in the Seoul Series before the regular season begins against the San Diego Padres on March 20th.
Ohtani, who turns 30 on July 5, signed the largest contract in sports history in December, keeping him in Los Angeles until 2033, when he will turn 39.
He will not be on the field in 2024 as he recovers from surgery to repair his right UCL in October 2023.
