{"id":43112,"date":"2026-06-21T02:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T02:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/news\/43112\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T02:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T02:33:33","slug":"dodgers-superstar-shohei-ohtani-says-he-is-a-father-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/news\/43112\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani says he is a father again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/shohei-ohtani-dodgers-dedbd4d0bf5692cd10f1c0bd5a28c315\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a> is a father again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar posted the news of his latest addition on his <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZzJkDflbzn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> account Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cWe are again overjoyed to experience this wonderful day in our lives together. Thank you for being born safely,\u201d read a message from Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka. They also also thanked supporters. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The post showed an image of a baby&#8217;s hands and feet in a blue blanket suggesting that Ohtani has a son to go with his daughter who was born in April 2025. Tucked in the baby&#8217;s arms was a tiny stuffed version of Ohtani&#8217;s beloved dog, Decoy, who also got his own photo at the bottom of the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The news that Ohtani was about to have a second child came out of nowhere Friday. He wasn&#8217;t in the Dodgers&#8217; lineup, which was posted much later than usual, after the team said he was \u201caway from the team on paternity.\u201d Ohtani is expected back sometime this weekend for a series against the Baltimore Orioles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Manager Dave Roberts said Friday night he found out \u201cvery recently\u201d that Ohtani was going to be a father again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The famously private Ohtani has never publicly revealed his daughter&#8217;s name and has carefully avoided showing her face in the rare family photos he posts to his social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">AP MLB: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Shohei Ohtani is a father again. 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