Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani, left, and his wife Mamiko pose together during the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s 2024 Blue Diamond Gala, Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
16:15 JST, May 3, 2024
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani made a rare public appearance with his wife Mamiko as the two attended a charity event for the team in Los Angeles on Thursday.
It was the first time the two appeared together in public since they were spotted in March at Incheon Airport in Seoul, where the Dodgers opened the Major League Baseball season against the San Diego Padres.
For Thursday’s event, the two were both dressed in black and wore wedding rings. Ohtani had just returned to Los Angeles from a nine-game road trip.
“I heard [the event] has a tradition, and I was looking forward to it,” Ohtani said of the Blue Diamond Gala, which was hosted by the Dodgers’ ownership group and featured a concert by Emmy-winning singer Ed Sheeran.
Ohtani, who joined the Dodgers as a free agent from the Los Angeles Angels, has completed his first month with his new team.
“The season has only just started, so I think it will be more difficult in the future,” Ohtani said of his life off the field, adding: “But I am gradually getting a rhythm in my lifestyle, and as I get more used to things, it will all become easier.”
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani, left, and his wife Mamiko pose together during the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s 2024 Blue Diamond Gala, Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
