Shohei Ohtani pens emotional message after welcoming first child with Mamiko Tanaka

Modified Apr 20, 2025 04:23 GMT

Shohei Ohtani welcomes baby girl with wife Mamiko Tanaka (Image Source: Imagn)

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani announced on Saturday that his wife Mamiko Tanaka had successfully given birth to their first child. The two-way phenom is on paternity leave and has missed the first two games of a three-game series against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, TX.

While Ohtani didn't reveal the name or share any pictures of his baby girl, he penned down an emotional note in a social media post voicing gratitude towards the new beginnings of his family life.

The note shared in the social media post had an image of the baby's feet on one corner while Ohtani's pet dog Decoy's face on the other. It read as follows:

"Welcome to the Ohtani Family! I am so grateful to my loving wife who gave birth to our healthy beautiful daughter. To my daughter, thank you for making us very nervous yet super anxious parents. 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."

Take a look at the post here, captioned as:

"🦶🐾 "

Shohei Ohtani has been highly impressive with his offensive productions so far in the 2025 MLB campaign. After making his blockbuster move to the Dodgers, he won his first World Series, finishing the regular season with 50+ home runs and 50+ stolen bases and the NL MVP award.

Ohtani has a .288 batting average, with six home runs, eight RBIs, and an OPS of .930 in 20 games this season. The Dodgers are 15-7 for the campaign, sitting at the second spot in the NL West standings, just a game behind the division leader, the San Diego Padres.

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Take a look at the post here:

"42."

The Dodgers play out the series finale against the Rangers on Sunday, after which they will travel to Chicago to take on the Cubs in a two-game series at Wrigley Field.

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The Mets’ miraculous rally from a two-run deficit in the 1986 World Series Game 6 in the bottom of the 10th inning despite being two outs and two strikes down is his all-time favorite baseball moment.

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