Meet Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani's Wife, Mamiko Tanaka, She Is A Former Basketball Player

Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball player of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He is popularly known as 'shotime' and is recognised for his calm and composed demeanour on the field. Ohtani’s elite contributions as both a hitter and pitcher are considered his greatest trait in baseball.

Considered an elite two-way player, Ohtani has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and in Nippon Professional Baseball. In February 2024, Ohtani broke millions of hearts with the announcement of his engagement to Mamiko Tanaka. She has been Ohtani’s biggest support, but not much is revealed about her by Ohtani, who likes to keep their marriage private.

Shohei Ohtani’s wife, Mamiko Tanaka, is a former basketball player

In March 2024, when Shohei Ohtani made his first appearance after announcing his marriage, reporters asked numerous questions about his wife. However, the baseball player maintained that Mamika is a ‘normal Japanese woman’.

However, when Ohtani shared a group photo on his Instagram story, people identified Mamiko as a former basketball player. Well, Mamiko is a star athlete herself, who would impress any NBA fan. Born in 1996, Mamiko started playing basketball at Hino Daiichi Junior High School. She joined Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women’s Japan Basketball League in 2019 and played as their forward for four years.

Mamiko Tanaka retired from basketball in 2023

Mamiko’s strength included offensive rebounding. Not only this, but she has also represented Japan in the FIFA Women's Asia Championship in 2011 (U16), 2012 (U17), and 2014 (U18). She also played for the national under-24 team and won silver for Japan at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taiwan. The talented basketball player retired from the game in 2023.

Shohei Ohtani’s marriage to Mamiko Tanaka

Shohei Ohtani kept the news of his marriage to Mamiko Tanaka a secret, only making an announcement on Instagram in February 2024. Announcing the same, he wrote:

“The season is approaching, I am pleased to announce to you that I have got married. We hope that the two of us (and one dog) will work together to support each other and move forward alongside with our fans.”

According to a report in the LA Times, Shohei Ohtani has known Mamiko Tanaka for three to four years and became engaged in 2023. She was with him for spring training in Arizona. As the news of Mamiko’s marriage made its way to the headlines, Fujitsu, the parent company of her former team, released a statement to congratulate the happy couple, which could be read as:

“We wish to celebrate from the bottom of our hearts the new journey embarked by Mamiko Tanaka, who provided joy to many people through her performances with the Fujitsu Red Wave. We pray this new stage of life will be wonderful for the two of them.”

Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka’s parenthood

Soon after their marriage, Ohtani and Tanaka welcomed their baby girl in April 2025. On April 19, 2025, Ohtani took to Instagram to share a photo of his newborn’s tiny feet and penned:

“I am so grateful to my loving wife who gave birth to our healthy, beautiful daughter.”

Though the couple has kept their daughter’s name private, Shohei Ohtani’s performance has been incredible ever since he became a father. By July 2025, he had hit 32 home runs and collected 50 RBIs.

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