Shohei Ohtani's spouse Mamiko Tanaka made a uncommon look alongside her fellow Los Angeles Dodgers' WAGs in celebration of the membership's 2025 World Collection win.
“My ladies 🫶🏻💙 #big3 #dodgers #worldseries,” Chelsea Freeman, spouse of first baseman Freddie Freeman, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, November 1, after her husband and the remainder of the L.A. Dodgers received Sport 7 of the World Collection, 5-4, towards the Toronto Blue Jays.
Freeman shared a photograph that includes Tanaka and Brianna Betts, spouse of famed shortstop Mookie Betts. All three girls might be seen smiling on the digital camera whereas sporting matching crew jackets that includes their husband's respective numbers in shiny pink.
A second photograph shared featured a big group of girls (presumably the wives and/or companions of the whole crew) sporting the identical jackets.
Ohtani and his spouse have been married since February 2024 — and the World Collection winner isn't the one athlete within the relationship. After a collegiate profession at Waseeda College, Tanaka performed skilled basketball for the Japan Basketball League's Fujitsu Crimson Wave for 4 years earlier than she retired in 2023.
Information of their marriage was a shock — even to the Dodgers — on the time. Ohtani shared the massive life replace by way of Instagram on February 29, 2024.
“The season is approaching, I'm happy to announce to you that I've gotten married,” CNN reported a translation of his submit learn. “We're nonetheless younger and [there are] many issues we don't know but, however we hope you'll warmly watch over us,” he continued, “we hope that the 2 of us (and one canine) will work collectively to assist one another and transfer ahead alongside with our followers.”
Ohtani went on to announce the pair have been anticipating in December 2024. “Can't anticipate the little rookie to hitch our household quickly!” Ohtani wrote by way of Instagram alongside an image of a pink onesie, white child sneakers, a sonogram and their canine, Decoy. They went on to welcome their first little one, a daughter, in April 2025.

Chelsea Freeman, Brianna Betts, and Mamiko Tanaka Courtesy of Chelsea Freeman/Instagram
“Welcome to the Ohtani household! I'm so grateful to my loving spouse who gave delivery to our wholesome lovely daughter,” he wrote by way of Instagram on the time. “To my daughter, thanks for making us very nervous but tremendous anxious mother and father I'd additionally prefer to thank the Dodgers group, my teammates, and the followers for his or her fixed assist and sort phrases of encouragement. I'd additionally like to specific my honest gratitude to all of the medical professionals and everybody who devoted their assist to us, up till this excellent day.”
The baseball star was closely pursued by a number of MLB groups after taking part in 5 seasons in Japan. He signed with the Los Angeles Angels in 2017, and introduced his resolution to go away the crew for the Dodgers in December 2023 — a transfer that got here with a 10-year, $700 million contract.
Ohtani thanked his former crew by way of Instagram shortly after signing with the Dodgers.
“I wish to categorical my honest gratitude to everybody concerned with the Angels group and the followers who've supported me over the previous six years, in addition to to everybody concerned with every crew that was a part of this negotiation course of,” he wrote. “Particularly to the Angels followers who supported me by all of the ups and downs, your guys' assist and cheer meant the world to me. The six years I spent with the Angels will stay etched in my coronary heart endlessly.”
He added: “And to all Dodgers followers, I pledge to all the time do what's finest for the crew and all the time proceed to provide it my all to be the perfect model of myself. Till the final day of my taking part in profession, I need to proceed to try ahead not just for the Dodgers however for the baseball world.”
