Mamiko Tanaka poses for Dodgers fans without her husband Shohei Ohtani.

With her husband, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, in the World Series spotlight, Mamiko Tanaka has, whether intentionally or unintentionally, found herself in the public eye more than ever.

During Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees, Tanaka was seen hanging with Chelsea Freeman rocking her Ohtani uniform, and then, before Game 5, some footage of her playing professional basketball in Japan and is an “absolute player”. popular.

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At Friday’s victory parade in Los Angeles for the franchise’s 8th championship, Tanaka and Ohtani’s dog Decoy appeared at Dodger Stadium without Ohtani. The 27-year-old posed for photos with fans without her husband in a rare public event outside the game and certainly without him.

While Decoy stole the show, it was nice to see the fact that Tanaka interacted with the audience.

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Tanaka played for Fujitsu Red Wave in the Japan Women’s Basketball League from 2019 to 2023. She averaged 24 minutes, 7.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in the 2022–23 season.

While there’s still a lot of mystery surrounding Tanaka and Ohtani, he revealed they were married on Instagram in February, where he described his wife as “a normal Japanese girl” and “very special to me.”

It was certainly a special moment Friday for both Ohtani and Tanaka.

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