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For exactly five minutes, the baseball world stopped rushing. No alerts. No instant takes. No manufactured outrage. Just silence — the rarest reaction in modern sports media. It followed an emotional message attributed to Mamiko Tanaka, the wife of Shohei Ohtani, whose words carried no accusations, no revelations, and no specifics. And yet, they landed with uncommon force. For years, Ohtani and Tanaka cultivated ... Read more

For exactly five minutes, the baseball world stopped rushing. No alerts. No instant takes. No manufactured outrage. Just silence — the rarest reaction in modern sports media. It followed an emotional message attributed to Mamiko Tanaka, the wife of Shohei Ohtani, whose words carried no accusations, no revelations, and no specifics. And yet, they landed with uncommon force. For years, Ohtani and Tanaka cultivated ... Read more

On the surface, it’s a charming story meant for children. Dig a little deeper, and it starts to feel like something else entirely. Shohei Ohtani is preparing to release his first children’s book, Decoy Saves Opening Day, an illustrated story centered on his dog, Decoy. The book arrives February 3 through HarperCollins, spans just 32 pages, and follows a simple plot: Decoy forgets his lucky baseball on Opening Day and ... Read more

On the surface, it’s a charming story meant for children. Dig a little deeper, and it starts to feel like something else entirely. Shohei Ohtani is preparing to release his first children’s book, Decoy Saves Opening Day, an illustrated story centered on his dog, Decoy. The book arrives February 3 through HarperCollins, spans just 32 pages, and follows a simple plot: Decoy forgets his lucky baseball on Opening Day and ... Read more

For weeks, everything around Shohei Ohtani’s World Baseball Classic status lived in uncertainty. He spoke cautiously. Team Japan waited. The Dodgers projected openness. Nothing felt final — until suddenly, it was. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts removed all ambiguity on Saturday, stating definitively that Ohtani will not pitch in the 2026 World Baseball Classic and will instead serve solely as a designated hitter for Team ... Read more