Dodgers baseball star Shohei Ohtani is father of baby girl
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Shohei Ohtani announced via an Instagram post on April 19 that he and his wife, Mamiko, are the parents of a baby girl.
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LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani announced on April 19 that he and his wife, Mamiko, are parents of a baby girl.
The Instagram post showed a picture of the baby’s feet and the family dog, Decoy.
“I am so grateful to my loving wife who gave birth to our healthy beautiful daughter,” Ohtani wrote in his post.
“To my daughter, thank you for making us very nervous yet super anxious parents.
“I would also like to thank the Dodgers organisation, my teammates and the fans for their constant support and kind words of encouragement.”
Ohtani went on the paternity list on April 18 in anticipation of the birth. He is allowed to miss three games. An April 19 game against the Texas Rangers marks the second of the three.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters he is hopeful Ohtani will travel to Texas and be in the lineup on April 20. The Dodgers are off on April 21 and open a two-game road series against the Chicago Cubs on April 22.
Roberts said Ohtani is about to face a new challenge now that he’s a father.
“He is a very good compartmentaliser,” Roberts said. “He loves his sleep. So it’ll be interesting to see how the sleep wins out, or it doesn’t win out, when you have a baby.”
Ohtani, 30, is batting .288 with six homers in 20 games this season, but has knocked in just eight runs.
The three-time MVP is in his eighth season and won his first two MVP awards with the Los Angeles Angels. He joined the Dodgers prior to last season and has 231 career homers in 880 games. FIELD LEVEL MEDIA REUTERS
Shohei Ohtani and wife Mamiko Tanaka attending the Dodgers' Blue Diamond Gala in May 2024.
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