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New dad Shohei Ohtani falls asleep standing up in Dodgers dugout for Yankees blowout

Most new dads aren't the biggest superstar in the MLB. But the Dodgers' reigning MVP was caught suffering the dreaded lack of sleep taking care of a baby.
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Shohei Ohtani can be forgiven for falling asleep in the dugout.

Not only were the Los Angeles Dodgers blowing out the New York Yankees, eventually winning 18-2, in the highly anticipated World Series rematch, but the reigning MVP is also a brand new dad, announcing with his wife Mamiko Tanaka last month the birth of their baby daughter.

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In a hilarious moment, the three-time MVP is completely out, only to startle himself awake like he was on parenting duty in the middle of the night.

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Only self-induced slumbers can stop the four-time All-MLB First Team global icon, who is picking up right where he left off last season with an MLB tying 22 home runs (with the Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh), including five in his last seven games and two in the first game of the series.

His Yankees nemesis Aaron Judge, one home run behind Ohtani, can relate given the NYC slugger also had his first child, a daughter as well in January, named Nora Rose Judge with wife Samantha Bracksieck.

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Ohtani, while trying to catch up on rest, also continues to make strides to return to the mound, doing another round of live pitching yesterday.

Until then, get some rest new dad Ohtani!

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Matthew Graham has over 20 years of media experience and oversees The Athlete Lifestyle On SI. He has had previous leadership roles at NBC Sports, Yahoo, and USA TODAY, where he co-founded For The Win (named Best Mobile Site by Digiday). He has also written for ESPN, Cosmopolitan, US Weekly, People, E! Online, and FHM, covering major sports and entertainment events like the Oscars, the Golden Globes, NBA Finals, Super Bowl, and winning the Yahoo Superstar Award for coverage of the Olympics.

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