Shohei Ohtani's wife Mamiko has giddy reactions uncovered rooting for Dodgers

Even when bad things happen to Shohei Ohtani, it turns into an amazingly viral moment.

Case in point, when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. belted a two-run home run off of him in Game 4 of the World Series, with the Toronto Blue Jays eventually beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 to tie the series, the photo of the two MLB behemoths instantly went viral and became a rallying cry for Toronto fans.

Ohtani, Shohei Ohtani — Oct. 27, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) celebrates after winning in the eighteenth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in game three of the 2025 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium. | Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

When you're the global $700 million superstar that has reignited baseball almost single handedly in the United States for casual fans, that will happen, even when it's against the dude having literally one of the best postseasons in MLB history.

This photo of Vladdy Jr. and Ohtani 🔥🎨

(📸: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/SPwMsDLeca
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) October 29, 2025

Not only was that iconic image all over the world, but so too was the three-time MVP's, twice in the AL and the reigning one in the NL, facial expressions from the mound, which again, went insanely viral for its meme-ification.

when your friends ask you if you've texted your ex recently pic.twitter.com/ODtcy3d4kA
— Cut4 (@Cut4) October 29, 2025

Ohtani is often caught having amazing facial expressions, and even though the 31-year-old Japanese hero rarely talks, using a translator to talk to the media, though most believe he could speak English well enough now to be able to handle it without one, it's his endearing personality and child-like Little League antics that make him so likable.

Shohei Ohtani and wife Mamiko arrives at the 2024 Blue Diamond Gala on Thursday May 2, 2024 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. | IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire

Guess who else has amazing facial expressions — his wife Mamiko Tanaka.

While the former professional basketball player is rarely shown on-camera during the World Series, or actually much in general, there is great video of her giddy reactions when Ohtani first started playing for the Dodgers.

Mamiko, Shohei Ohtani's wife, reacting to his first moments as a Dodger 🥹 pic.twitter.com/QIuzyTYi7V
— MLB (@MLB) March 20, 2024

It's truly heartwarming, and it makes us want to have more cutaways to see how she's reacting, especially since often it might be with their world famous dog, Decoy.

It's probably for privacy reasons since Mamiko also brings their six-month-old baby daughter to the games, like when amazing footage emerged of the entire family walking into Dodgers Stadium together before Ohtani's NLCS Game 4 for the ages with three home runs while striking out 10.

Ohtani was living his best dad life on stroller duty.

Ohtani family looks so good Mamiko, baby and even cutey Decoy 🥹pic.twitter.com/UbDIW8hfCP
— shobae 大谷翔平 ¹⁷ Ohtani Shohei ¹⁷ 🐶 (@shoheisaveus) October 18, 2025

Except for Blue Jays fans and Dodgers rivals, it's hard to ever root against Ohtani. And as it turns out, the same can be said for his wife.

Mamiko Tanaka, Ohtani, Shohei Ohtani — Dec. 8, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani (17) and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers at Crypto.com Arena. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

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