The thriller surrounding the identity of Japanese baseball celebrity Shohei Ohtani‘s new spouse has finally been solved.
After weeks of speculation, the 29-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher and designated hitter took to Instagram with a photograph of himself and his thriller associate for the primary time.
We now know, two weeks after their shock wedding ceremony, that Ohtani’s bride is former basketball participant Mamiko Tanaka.
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In the picture, Ohtani and Tanaka, 27, may be seen posing in entrance of an airplane because the group travels to South Korea for the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Tour.
It was in February that Ohtani shocked his 7.7 million Instagram followers with a wedding announcement, merely writing: “I wanted everyone to know I am now married.”
At the time, he described his new bride as somebody “who is very special to me” however didn’t reveal her identity.
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”Two people (plus one dog), we’ll grow together,” he mentioned.
One day after the Instagram announcement, he mentioned at a press convention: “She is Japanese. I don’t think I need to announce the date we got married. She is a typical, ordinary person.”
”When I’m with her, I have fun. So I’m able to envision a future with her,” he added, noting there wasn’t a “particular reason” they determined to get married.
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He additionally famous that the then-unknown Tanaka has “absolutely no influence on [his] decision” of the place to play.
”She said she will go wherever I go. So my decision was based on where I want to play baseball,” he mentioned on the press convention.
In 2023, Ohtani made historical past with a record-breaking 10-year $US700 million (approx. $1.06 billion) contract signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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His signature made him one of the world’s highest-earning athletes.
The truth that he’s equally expert in batting and pitching, a rarity in a recreation the place gamers often specialize in one space, has seen comparisons between Ohtani and American baseball legend Babe Ruth drawn over time.
Tanaka, in the meantime, performed for 4 seasons for the Fujitsu Red Wave in Women’s Japanese Basketball League. She retired final yr.
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