Shohei Ohtani Takes Leave to Be With Wife for Birth of Second Child

(CNA Los Angeles, June 19, Comprehensive Foreign News) Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers announced today that their Japanese star Shohei Ohtani will not participate in the day's game against the Baltimore Orioles as he will accompany his wife Mamiko for the birth of their second child.

According to Nippon TV, the Dodgers released their starting lineup later than usual today, announcing it at 8 a.m. Taipei time, with Ohtani's name absent. The team later explained that Ohtani was "taking leave to accompany his spouse for childbirth."

Another Japanese ace for the Dodgers, Roki Sasaki, will take the mound for this game.

According to Japanese media "Sports Hochi," the Dodgers also announced that "Ohtani is expected to rejoin the team at some point this weekend."

Ohtani previously took leave to be with his wife for the birth of their first child, starting April 18 last year, and announced on social media platform Instagram on April 19 last year that his beloved wife had given birth to their first child.

At that time, Ohtani also posted a photo on Instagram of his and his wife's hands holding their daughter's feet, writing in the post, "Welcome to the Ohtani family," and stating, "I am truly grateful to my wife for giving birth to a healthy and beautiful daughter."

Ohtani also missed two consecutive games for the first time since joining the Dodgers due to accompanying his wife for the birth, but he returned to the team afterward. (Compiled by Yang Wei-ching) 1150620

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