Baseball: Ohtani shares 1st photo with wife as Dodgers head to Seoul
KYODO NEWS
Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers shared a photo of his wife on social media for the first time Friday as the team boarded a plane bound for Seoul ahead of the two-game, season-opening series against the San Diego Padres.
The Dodgers posted the photo of the two-way star on their official X account with the woman identified as Ohtani's "wife" in the caption.
Photo of Shohei Ohtani and his wife shared on the Los Angeles Dodgers' official account on X, formerly Twitter.(Kyodo)
Ohtani released another photo on Instagram of himself and the woman along with four others, including his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and his teammate and rookie pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Photo posted by Shohei Ohtani (3rd from L) on Instagram before heading to South Korea. (Kyodo)
The photo shared by Ohtani came with only the phrase "Can't wait!" in Korean, providing no information about who the woman is.
The two-time American League MVP made a surprise announcement in late February that he had married a Japanese woman, but did not disclose her identity.
The Dodgers-Padres games will be played Wednesday and Thursday at Gocheok Sky Dome.
Most Japanese media outlets have still not named Ohtani's wife, who is not a public figure, despite the photos seemingly confirming speculation about her identity.
The Dodgers signed the 29-year-old Ohtani to a record 10-year, $700-million contract in the offseason after he led the AL with 44 home runs for the Los Angeles Angels.
KYODO NEWS
Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers shared a photo of his wife on social media for the first time Friday as the team boarded a plane bound for Seoul ahead of the two-game, season-opening series against the San Diego Padres.
The Dodgers posted the photo of the two-way star on their official X account with the woman identified as Ohtani's "wife" in the caption.
Photo of Shohei Ohtani and his wife shared on the Los Angeles Dodgers' official account on X, formerly Twitter.(Kyodo)
Ohtani released another photo on Instagram of himself and the woman along with four others, including his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and his teammate and rookie pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Photo posted by Shohei Ohtani (3rd from L) on Instagram before heading to South Korea. (Kyodo)
The photo shared by Ohtani came with only the phrase "Can't wait!" in Korean, providing no information about who the woman is.
The two-time American League MVP made a surprise announcement in late February that he had married a Japanese woman, but did not disclose her identity.
The Dodgers-Padres games will be played Wednesday and Thursday at Gocheok Sky Dome.
Most Japanese media outlets have still not named Ohtani's wife, who is not a public figure, despite the photos seemingly confirming speculation about her identity.
The Dodgers signed the 29-year-old Ohtani to a record 10-year, $700-million contract in the offseason after he led the AL with 44 home runs for the Los Angeles Angels.
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Summary
Shohei Ohtani, two-time AL MVP, shares first wife photo on social media as Los Angeles Dodgers head to Seoul for a series against the San Diego Padres. Photo provides no information about the identity of his wife, who is not a public figure. Ohtani signed a record 10-year, $700 million contract