Pictured: Mamiko Tanaka Becomes an Official Member of the “Dodgers Wives Club” Following the Entrapment of Shohei Ohtani’s Wife at Game 1 (photos)
The spotlight of the season, no doubt, belongs to Shohei Ohtani! He is continuing to break boundaries in his first year in Dodger Blue. With an elbow that’s recovering, he broke into the 50-50 club in a stellar fashion. And to top it all off, after six long yearswaiting,Ohtani got his first crack at playoff baseball.
Throughout the Japanese star’s journey, Mamiko has always been present, and she was there for her husband’s first-ever playoff game as well. Mamiko Tanaka usually keeps an extremely low profile, and it’s not always one who gets to see her at the Dodger Stadium. But she joined Ohtani for the team’s celebration after they clinched the NL West title. Tanaka wore a denim jacket embroidered with ‘Ohtani’; even Decoy was present to support his dad. Mamiko was spotted hanging out with the other Dodgers players’ partners. The Instagram account @ladodgerwives posted a picture of all the wives, with the caption “GAME 1, LET’S BE LOUD FOR THE BOYS IN BLUE!!!
.” In the picture, Tanaka stood third from the left.
Mamiko Tanaka the secret behind Shohei Ohtani’s succ
Toru noticed his son was more relaxed and focused, and that is what helped get him to his goals. “Without Mamiko, you would not be where you are today,” Toru wrote. We all remember how Shohei struggled on the mound initially with the Los Angeles Dodgers, right? Even Shohei Ohtani himself explained recently that he had baggage from playing with the Angels. He thought the weight of the entire team was on him, which wasn’t the case with the Dodgers – he had good support here.