Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani all of the sudden introduced his marriage in February, however saved particulars on his spouse a secret. Now, because of images from Ohtani and the Dodgers, we have now extra particulars.

In an Instagram publish on Feb. 29, Ohtani introduced that he had gotten married however did not present far more data. On Thursday, Ohtani and the Dodgers posted images of the group boarding a aircraft for South Korea, the place they may open their season in opposition to the San Diego Padres subsequent week.

In these footage, Ohtani posed together with his spouse, whom CBS Information recognized as former Japanese skilled basketball participant Mamiko Tanaka. She spent a number of seasons with the Fujitsu Purple Wave earlier than retiring in 2023.

It has been a busy offseason for Ohtani, who additionally signed an enormous $700 million contract with the Dodgers whereas additionally tying the knot. When he introduced his marriage, Ohtani did so with a really low-key publish.

“To all my pals and followers all through, I’ve an announcement to make,” Ohtani wrote on Instagram. “Not solely have I started a brand new chapter in my profession with the Dodgers however I even have started a brand new life with somebody from my native nation of Japan who could be very particular to me and I needed everybody to know I’m now married.

“I’m excited for what’s to return and thanks on your assist.”

Ohtani is predicted to make his extremely anticipated Dodgers debut in opposition to the Padres in Seoul subsequent Wednesday. That would be the first of a two-game Seoul Sequence to kick off the MLB season.