Just like Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani did last year, the pitcher announced the news in an Instagram post without naming his wife or specific details about when or where they were married.

For the second winter in a row, a Japanese superstar has announced a marriage to an anonymous woman on Instagram right after joining the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last year, it was Shohei Ohtani. This year,

Sasaki’s surprise wedding announcement comes nearly a year after teammate Shohei Ohtani did the same thing. Similar to Sasaki, Ohtani also kept his relationship private upon the announcement, but he has since revealed the identity of his wife, former Japanese professional basketball player Mamiko Tanaka.

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Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has revealed that he's married, something that even caught Dodgers manager Dave Roberts by surprise.

Just as Shohei Ohtani’s marriage announcement last year came as a surprise around Dodgers camp, Roki Sasaki’s previously unknown nuptials were the news of the morning.

For 27 pitches fans, players and front office executives gathered beheind home plate to catch a glimpse of Roki Sasaki's first live batting practice session at

Roki Sasaki took to social media to announce that he's married. The news shocked fans since it came as a surprise to many.

Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki surprised teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Friday with the big news.

More than 50 Los Angeles Dodgers players, officials and staffers huddled behind a screen and glanced at monitors as the biggest curiosity of the baseball world faced hitters for the first time in major-league spring training.