Shohei Ohtani’s wife Mamiko joins Dodgers wives to celebrate ‘the boys in blue’ before NLDS opener victory against Padres | Picture credit: Imagn

The Los Angeles Dodgers fans rocked up to Dodger Stadium to support the team for Saturday’s NLDS opener against the San Diego Padres. Among the fans were several Dodgers players’ wives and girlfriends.

One of the faces among the Dodgers players’ partners was Japanese superstar slugger Shohei Ohtani’s wife Mamiko Tanaka. Tanaka is a rare sight at Dodgers games, but she was present ahead of Game 1 of the division series to cheer her husband on.

The Instagram account @ladodgerwives posted a picture of all the attending wives with the caption:

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“GAME 1, LETS BE LOUD FOR THE BOYS IN BLUE!!! ⚾️🎉💙”

In the picture, Tanaka stands third from the left in the last row.

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The NLDS opener was Ohtani’s first postseason game since his MLB debut in 2018, thus making it an important occasion. Mamiko’s presence seemed to bring good luck for the two-time MVP as Ohtani smoked his first home run, a three-run blast, in October, to bring the Dodgers level in the second inning on Saturday.

Ohtani rocked the baseball community when he announced his marriage to Tanaka after his move to the Dodgers earlier this year. Fans got a first glimpse of Ohtani and Tanaka, a former basketball player, when the duo posed for a picture in front of an airplane flying to South Korea for the MLB World Tour in March.

Mamiko Tanaka joins Shohei Ohtani for postgame celebrations after Dodgers clinch NL West

While Mamiko Tanaka usually keeps a low profile during her visits to the games, she joined Shohei Ohtani for the team’s celebration after clinching the NL West title last month.

Tanaka also wore a denim jacket with “Ohtani” embroidered on it while the Dodgers superstar held their pet dog Decoy in his arms.

The Dodgers lost Game 2 of the series on Sunday after a quiet night for Ohtani. The team will travel to Petco Park for the next two games and return to Dodger Stadium if the series goes to a decisive Game 5.

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