Mamiko Tanaka poses for Dodgers fans without husband Shohei Ohtani

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

During Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees Tanaka was spotted hanging out with Chelsea Freeman rocks her ‘Ohtani’ fitand then before Game 5 some footage of her playing professional basketball in Japan and being an “absolute baller”. surfaced and went viral.

For Friday’s victory parade in Los Angeles for the 8th franchise 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 outing outside of a game and especially without him.

Mr Celebrity dog Decoy pic.twitter.com/YhGx3k5Q2j

— shobae 大谷翔平 ¹⁷ Ohtani Shohei ¹⁷ (@shoheisaveus) November 2, 2024

While Decoy stole the show For most of the night it was great to see Tanaka interacting with the crowd.

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

While there is still a lot of mystery surrounding Tanaka and Ohtani, he revealed that the two were dating on his Instagram in February, where he described his wife as a “normal Japanese woman” and “very special to me.”

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

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