1.33 trillion jackpot → marriage → 5050 MVP → even luck! Ohtani's father...Here comes the little rookie
Dec 29, 2024
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2024 is expected to be remembered as the best year for U.S. Major League superstar Shohei Ohtani (30, LA Dodgers). He becomes a father in a year when he is recognized as the best player in Major League Baseball.
On the 29th (Korea Standard Time), Ohtani released a photo of a fetal ultrasound covered with emoticons, pink baby clothes, baby shoes, and his dog Decoy together on his SNS. More than 1 million Ohtani's acquaintances and baseball fans are sending congratulatory messages more than four hours after posting.
Ohtani didn't hide his overwhelming feeling of becoming a father by writing in English "Little Rookie is joining our family soon"
Ohtani announced her marriage to 28-year-old Tanaka Mamiko, a former Japanese women's professional basketball player, in February. After 10 months of marriage, I was pregnant with my first child and dreamed of having a happier family.
Ohtani appeared in the FA market ahead of this season and shook the Major League Baseball. The winner of the fierce recruitment battle was the Dodgers. The Dodgers held Ohtani for a 10-year total of 700 million dollars (about 1.332 trillion won).
The $700 million man has shone since the first year. Ohtani, whose goal was to win, achieved his dream with the Dodgers. Instead of being unable to take the mound as a pitcher this year due to the aftermath of elbow surgery, Ohtani made the history of joining the 50-50 steal club for the first time in Major League history with 54 home runs-59 steals. He had his best season in 159 games with a batting average of 0.310 (197 hits in 636 at-bats), an OPS of 1.036, 130 RBIs and 134 runs scored, and won the National League MVP award. He was the third MVP of his career after 2021 and 2023 when he was with the Los Angeles Angels. The Dodgers won the World Series this year and enjoyed the effect of recruiting Ohtani.
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MLB.com showed expectations on what physical abilities a child who inherited the genes of Tanaka Ohtani and Tanaka will be born with.
The media reported that 'Otani boasts a baseball career that has received numerous praise as he has made unprecedented achievements as a pitching star, and Tanaka is a former Japanese professional basketball player with athletic ability. It is more difficult not to expect their child to one day follow in their footsteps.
MLB.com also made people laugh in anticipation of the competition between Decoy, a dog that Ohtani has publicly expressed his affection for, and his future child.
The media has one definite fact. Decoy said, 'We will have to compete quite hard in the future for the title of being the loveliest thing for Ohtani.
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