A historic ball fetched a record price. Shohei Ohtani’s 50th homer that secured MLB’s first 50-50 season sold for $4,392,000 when including the buyer’s premium, the highest total ever paid for any sporting ball. Mark McGwire’s 70th homer from the 1998 season held the previous record with a $3 million price, according to ESPN. The … Read more
The Shohei Ohtani wife mystery has been solved. Ohtani, who reached a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December, shared a photo with his new wife on his Instagram Story Thursday, according to Fox Sports. “Shohei Ohtani and his wife, basketball player Mamiko Tanaka, are heading to the Seoul Series!” Fox … Read more
Much like the rest of the world, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was caught off guard by Shohei Ohtani’s surprise marriage revelation. Hours after the Dodgers’ two-way superstar announced his marriage to a Japanese woman in a stunning Instagram post, Roberts said wedding presents might be delayed given the team was “surprised and didn’t have much … Read more
The Drake Curse strikes again. The Toronto-born rapper posted a picture of himself wearing a Shohei Ohtani jersey — likely to celebrate Friday reports of the two-way Japanese star flying in to sign with the Blue Jays. The reports were soon debunked. as many notable insiders checked in and found Ohtani was actually in his … Read more
Might there be an answer to the cruel twist of fate that has shocked Shohei Ohtani’s season? After the two-way megastar tore his UCL on Wednesday night, preventing him from pitching again this season, fans are searching for an explanation — and some are feeling confident in an unorthodox one. One baseball YouTuber, “Baseball Doesn’t … Read more
Gwen Stefani is “No Doubt” a Shohei Ohtani fan. The star pitcher’s seventh-inning homer on Monday against the Yankees closed a two-run gap for Los Angeles and electrified the crowd at Angels Stadium, including the Grammy award-winning singer. Stefani jumped and cheered in the stands while Ohtani flipped his bat in the air before rounding … Read more