Shohei Ohtani is currently away from the Los Angeles Dodgers as he attends to the birth of his first child. Manager Dave Roberts confirmed Ohtani is with his wife and will be on MLB's paternity list. The couple is anticipating the arrival of their baby, expected in 2025. Ohtani's Instagram announcement revealed excitement about the addition to their family, illustrating both personal joy and the balancing act of being a professional athlete during significant life events. He can take up to three games off during this period, coinciding with a series against the Rangers.
"He and Mamiko are expecting at some point. That's all I know," Roberts said. "I don't know when he's going to come back and I don't know when they're going to have the baby..."
Ohtani posted on his Instagram account in late December that he and his 28-year-old wife, a former professional basketball player from his native Japan, were expecting a baby in 2025.
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