Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani proclaims he’s married

TOKYO — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani introduced on social media Thursday that he’s married.

The 2-way participant, who moved from the Los Angeles Angels to the Dodgers in December on a record-breaking contract price $700 million over 10 years, wrote on Instagram in Japanese: “The season is approaching however I want to announce to everybody that I’ve gotten married.”

He mentioned his new spouse can be from Japan, with out figuring out her. He mentioned he would reveal extra in an interview Friday.

“I started a brand new chapter in my profession with the Dodgers, however I even have began a brand new life with somebody from my native nation of Japan who could be very particular to me,” he wrote.

He requested the media to chorus from “conducting unauthorized interviews.”

The information broke in the midst of the night time in North America, nevertheless it was late afternoon in Japan, the place the story instantly turned the highest information merchandise on native tv.

Native tv reviews every day on his coaching in the US, and due to his unprecedented success in North America, he has turn out to be the delight of Japan, and the Dodgers have turn out to be Japan’s de facto group.

Ohtani is coaching in Arizona for the Main League Baseball season, making ready for the Dodgers to open March 20-21 in Seoul, South Korea, in a two-game sequence in opposition to the San Diego Padres.

Ohtani, 29, is Japan’s greatest movie star, and there has at all times been curiosity round his private life, which he has saved personal.

The put up on Instagram additionally included a photograph of his canine “Dekopin,” which can be referred to as “Decoy.”

He wrote: “We hope the 2 of us — and one animal — will work collectively.”

Ohtani underwent surgical procedure on his proper elbow and won’t pitch this season, though he will likely be used as a delegated hitter.

In his spring coaching debut this week, he hit a two-run residence run in opposition to the Chicago White Sox.

The Related Press contributed to this report.