Video of Shohei Ohtani Learning Spanish From Dodgers Teammate Is Too Wholesome

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Shohei Ohtani is fitting in just fine with his new Los Angeles Dodgers teammates.
In a 20-second video posted by the Dodgersâ official social media account on Wednesday, Ohtani and fellow Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto were recorded while learning a few new Spanish phrases from teammate Teoscar Hernandez.Â
âBuenos dĂas,â Ohtani said while resting his head on Hernandezâs shoulder.Â
Hernandez then taught the two-way superstar the Spanish word for âfans.â
âBuenos dĂas fanĂĄticos,â Ohtani said with a smile.
Teoscar teaching Shohei and Yoshinobu Spanish. đ pic.twitter.com/pOTQFdW0MK
â Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) February 21, 2024
Hernandez then shifted the camera to show Yamamoto, who was standing in the background wearing his No. 18 Dodgers jersey.
âBuenos dĂas,â Yamamoto said, with a bit of help from his teacher Hernandez.
Ohtani and Yamamoto both landed massive contracts from Los Angeles this offseason. In December, Ohtani signed a record-breaking 10-year, $700 million deal that includes $680 million in deferred money. A few weeks later, Yamamoto inked a 12-year contract worth $325 million.
The two Japanese stars will be teammatesâand studentsâtogether for a long, long time.

Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University. In his spare time, he can be seen throwing out his arm while playing fetch with his dog, Walter B. Boy.
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