On the 14th, the Dodgers released a video of the team's official website just before departing for Korea, where the opening game will be played. Shohei Ohtani was accompanied by a woman who appeared to be his wife, and they were seen taking commemorative photos in front of the plane.

The photo, which was released late at night in Japan time, was a hot topic on social media with comments such as ``Mr. Otani's wife appears for the first time'', `` Shohei Otani 's wife is wonderful!'', ``They suit each other'', ``She's so likable'', and ``As expected!'' and it blew up.

Overseas media outlets such as ESPN also reported. ESPN reported, "Shohei Otani releases his first photo with his wife, Mamiko Tanaka,'' using her real name, and added, ``Otani has released his first photo with his wife, Mamiko Tanaka. He announced his marriage on Instagram on February 28th. , but the original post did not include her name or image." The former basketball player's career was also mentioned, saying that she is ``5 feet 11 inches tall'' (approximately 180 cm), ``spent four seasons with the Fujitsu Red Wave,'' and ``Tanaka had a goal success rate of 47.7% in 28 games last season.'' Detailed description was reporter.