Shohei Ohtani and Wife Arrive in South Korea for Season-Opening Games
MLB star Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, made a grand entrance in South Korea with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates ahead of their highly anticipated season-opening games against the San Diego Padres. Ohtani, who signed a record-breaking $700 million contract with the Dodgers in December, arrived at the airport wearing a training suit and a backwards cap, with his wife walking behind him.
Fans showed their support for Ohtani with signs proclaiming him as the “GOATANI (Greatest Of All Time is Ohtani) GO” and praising him as a “Baseball genius.” The baseball superstar confirmed the speculation surrounding his wife’s identity by posting a photo of the two together on Instagram. Tanaka, a former professional basketball player for the Fujitsu Red Wave in the Women’s Japan Basketball League, has now become a popular figure in the sports world.
Although Ohtani will not be pitching this season due to elbow surgery, he is expected to make his debut as a designated hitter and may also play in the field. The couple has been at the center of attention on social media in Japan and South Korea, with fans eagerly awaiting Ohtani’s performance in the upcoming games.
The Padres also arrived in South Korea for the historic two-game series, marking the first MLB regular-season games to be held in the country. However, the event took a concerning turn when airport police detained a South Korean man for allegedly throwing an egg near Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, citing a history of mental illness in the man’s family.
As the excitement around Ohtani and his wife continues to grow, baseball fans around the world are eagerly anticipating the action-packed showdown between the Dodgers and the Padres in South Korea.
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