Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani surprised most everyone when he announced Feb. 29 on Instagram that he had gotten married.
He provided no other details, not even his wife’s name, on social media and when he spoke to reporters later that day at spring training in Phoenix.
“She’s a normal Japanese woman,” he said at the time.
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The biggest hint of her identity arrived Thursday morning as the Dodgers prepared to leave for their season-opening series against the San Diego Padres in Seoul, Korea, next week.