Shohei Ohtani could also be including a two-sport athlete to the household … ‘trigger he simply posted to Instagram asserting that he and his former skilled basketballer spouse are having their first baby.

The 2-way baseball standout introduced the information with a publish to Instagram Saturday … sharing a snap of his canine, Decoy, mendacity subsequent to a child onesie, two tiny sneakers and what seems to be an ultrasound photograph obscured by a child face emoji.

He captioned the photograph, “Can’t watch for the little rookie to hitch our household quickly!”

Tons of followers — some in English, some in Japanese — are providing their congrats on-line to the couple … who married in a secret ceremony final 12 months earlier than the 2024 MLB season started.

If you do not know … Sho is married to Mamiko Tanaka — a former professional basketball participant in Japan who performed for the Fujitsu Purple Wave from 2019 to 2023.

So — whether or not this child needs to enter baseball or basketball — they have a few nice assets to ask.

It has been a banner 12 months for Shohei who inked a huge $700 million contract in late 2023 … earlier than successful his third MVP award and first World Sequence title with the Los Angeles Dodgers.