Shohei Ohtani revealed his wife
In classic Shohei Ohtani fashion, he revealed his wife the same way he announced that he even got married in the first place: by a social media post with zero fanfare. The announcement came in the form of a post to his Instagram story and a few words, but no pictures. The actual reveal came today on his story, once again without any context or fanfare. It’s just a picture of he, his wife, and some others about to board a plane.
MLB fans were sent into an uproar when the announcement was made. The most famous baseball player in the world right now and perhaps ever got married and just dropped a note like it was nothing. This uber casual reveal has them going wild once more.
One fan was so shocked they had to clarify whether or not that was the wife at all.
Ben Verlander, who was the subject of many jokes at the wedding’s expense, shared it, too. He was pretty excited for the baseball player.
One fan Photoshopped Verlander into the picture.
Another joked about his internal feelings.
One news outlet discovered that Ohtani isn’t the only athlete in the family.
Several fans couldn’t believe he’d finally revealed his long-awaited bride.
A couple of other fans couldn’t help but compliment Ohtani’s wife, who is named Mamiko Tanaka.
Fans are excited to have finally been given a glimpse into Ohtani’s personal life.
Shohei Ohtani and wife head for Korea
Shohei Ohtani posted the picture, the first that contained his new wife, on his Instagram story mainly to say he couldn’t wait to get on the flight to Korea, where he and the Los Angeles Dodgers will be flying out to.
Shohei Ohtani is flying to Korea
The Seoul Series, which involves a couple of scrimmages against local teams and a Spring Training matchup, will take place against the San Diego Padres about a week before the rest of the MLB gets started.
Thus, they’ve been doing things earlier to compensate for that start, and their normal spring has completely wrapped up. Now they will all head to Korea to get acclimated and ready to begin their journey to the 2024 World Series, for which they have the best odds of any team.
