{"id":42629,"date":"2025-04-20T09:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42629"},"modified":"2025-04-20T09:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:05:15","slug":"dodgers-shohei-ohtani-wife-mamiko-celebrate-birth-of-first-born-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42629","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Shohei Ohtani, Wife Mamiko Celebrate Birth of First-Born Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_jjmvck-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>A big day for the three-time MVP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers at Crypto.com Arena on Dec. 8.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5685,h_3197,x_0,y_275\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/si\/01js7w2r0ye0ady6c92a.jpg\" alt=\"Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers at Crypto.com Arena on Dec. 8.\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers at Crypto.com Arena on Dec. 8.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers at Crypto.com Arena on Dec. 8. \/ Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ivvxbpoge\">Los Angeles\u00a0Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani\u00a0announced Saturday that he and his wife, Mamiko, have recently welcomed their first child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_j00s6t15b\">&#8220;Welcome to the Ohtani family! I am so grateful to my loving wife who gave birth to our healthy beautiful daughter,&#8221; Ohtani wrote on Instagram. &#8220;To my daughter, thank you for making us very nervous yet super anxious parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_84jcurx18\">&#8220;I would also like to thank the Dodgers organization, my teammates, and the fans for their constant support and kind words of encouragement. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to all the medical professionals and everyone who dedicated their support to us, up until this wonderful day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mbtyeqge5\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" title=\"instagram\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIpBMC1TXop\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=772&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com&amp;rp=%2Fmlb%2Fdodgers-shohei-ohtani-wife-mamiko-celebrate-birth-first-daughter#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2084.399999999441%2C%22ls%22%3A864.2000000001863%2C%22le%22%3A1980.7000000001863%7D\" height=\"1068\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-uw-rm-iframe=\"gn\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_b2omjtdi0\">The Dodgers placed Ohtani on the paternity list on Friday, where he can remain for up to three days, meaning he&#8217;ll likely be back on the field for Los Angeles&#8217;s series opener against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. If Ohtani needs more time with family, he can be transferred to the restricted list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_e36npgskz\">Ohtani is off to a great start to the 2025 campaign. Through 20 games, Ohtani is batting .288\/.380\/.550 with six homers, eight RBIs and five stolen bases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A big day for the three-time MVP. 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