Baseball star Ohtani reveals identity of wife after intense speculation
The Peninsula
Seoul: Shohei Ohtani s new wife was identified Friday as a former basketball player named Mamiko Tanaka after the Japanese baseball superstar posted a...
Seoul: Shohei Ohtani's new wife was identified Friday as a former basketball player named Mamiko Tanaka after the Japanese baseball superstar posted a first picture of them together.
The 29-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers phenomenon had until now kept his wife's identity firmly under wraps, two weeks after his surprise marriage announcement.
He had described her only as a Japanese woman he met three to four years ago and his refusal to give more details sparked intense speculation about who she was.
Ohtani posted an Instagram story featuring a picture of the smiling pair flanked by four other people in front of a plane bound for South Korea, where the Dodgers open the MLB season next week.
The Dodgers also posted a photo of the couple on X, formerly Twitter, with a caption describing the woman as "his wife".
