Shohei Ohtani announces birth of first child: 'Super anxious parents'

Shohei Ohtani is officially a dad The Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar publicized the birth of his first child a daughter in a social media post Saturday Ohtani welcomed his daughter with wife Mamiko Tanaka I am so grateful to my loving wife who gave birth to our healthy beautiful daughter Ohtani wrote in the caption To my daughter thank you for making us very nervous yet super anxious parents CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMOhtani also expressed gratitude to the Dodgers and the physiological personnel who helped deliver the baby Ohtani posted on his Instagram account in late December that he and his -year-old wife a former professional basketball competitor from his native Japan were expecting a baby in VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR BLUE JAYS AGREE TO MASSIVE -YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION REPORTS Can t wait for the little rookie to join our family soon the Dec post commented It included a photo showing the couple s beloved dog Decoy and a pink ruffled onesie along with baby shoes and a sonogram that was covered by a baby emoji The Dodgers placed Ohtani on MLB's paternity list prior to their series opener Friday night against the Texas Rangers Manager Dave Roberts stated before Saturday's battle he was hopeful Ohtani would rejoin the club for the series finale Sunday Ohtani can miss up to three games while on paternity leave The Dodgers have an off day Monday then play the Cubs in Chicago Tuesday The Associated Press contributed to this assessment Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter