"Mamiko out here trolling her husband" - Fans react to Shohei Ohtani disclosing his wife's response to the Blue Jays' chants against him

As the LA Dodgers traveled north of the border to take on the Toronto Blue Jays for the first two games of the World Series, Shohei Ohtani was public enemy number one for the Blue Jays faithful present inside the Rogers Center.

He was the target of several chants, one of which involved opposing fans yelling "We don't need you!" at the 31-year-old. This was likely in reference to Ohtani's decision to sign with the Dodgers instead of the Blue Jays, when he was a free agent a few years ago.

While speaking to press on Sunday, Shohei Ohtani revealed his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, actually "appreciated" the clever chant. Popular baseball content page "Dodgers Nation" later took to Instagram to post about Ohtani's admission.

"Shohei Ohtani says Blue Jays fans yelling 'We don’t need you!' at him was a really great chant and that his wife appreciated it 🤣" the post read

Several fans were amused by Ohtani's revelation, and they left comments on the post making their feelings known.

"Mamiko out here trolling her husband. Lol!" a fan wrote

"She's a sportswoman, indeed!" another fan commented

Screenshot of fans' comments on Instagram (Images from - Instagram.com/@dodgersnation)

"I love that Mamiko was amused" another fan replied

"idk about yall but Shohei lowkey hilarious 😂" another fan responded

"Lol that was savage 😂 go Mamiko!" another fan shared

"Such a classy and humble power couple" another fan posted

Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, welcomed their first child earlier this year

In 2025, Shohei Ohtani enjoyed yet another superb regular season, finishing with a .282 batting average, along with 55 home runs and 102 RBIs, while also carrying out his pitching duties with aplomb.

Alongside all the success he enjoyed on the field, matters off the field have also been cause for celebration for Shohei and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka.

Earlier this year in April, the couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter, shortly after which Ohtani took to Instagram to post a message.

"Welcome to the Ohtani Family! I am so grateful to my loving wife who gave birth to our healthy beautiful daughter. To my daughter, thank you for making us very nervous yet super anxious parents.”

“I would also like to thank the Dodgers organization, my teammates, and the fans for their constant support and kind words of encouragement. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to all the medical professionals and everyone who dedicated their support to us, up until this wonderful day.” Ohtani posted

With a chance to win the World Series for the second consecutive year, Shohei Ohtani will be hoping to close out a great year on the perfect note.

About the author

Raghav Mehta is a baseball journalist at Sportskeeda awaiting results for a Bachelor's in Journalism from Delhi University. He enjoys highlighting the key battles between players at different stages of the game and analyzing the decisive moments upon which they hinge.

One of Raghav's favorite moments, which underscores this, was the Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout clash in the 2023 WBC, where two of baseball's best players faced off against each other in the 9th inning. With the score 3-2 to Japan, Shohei eventually got the strikeout, which was absolute cinema.

Raghav is a Baltimore Orioles fan and is enjoying watching such an exciting young team compete at the top in a very competitive division.

Raghav has loved watching sports for as long as he can remember and realized he was pretty decent at writing his thoughts down at around the age of 14. Combining the two meant he had something he would enjoy doing every day, and he had identified that well before going to college.

Aside from work, Raghav enjoys playing sports, working out and watching movies.

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