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.

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.

Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has revealed that he is married, something that even caught Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts by surprise."What? I didn't know he had a girlfriend," Roberts responded Friday when asked if he had gotten Sasaki a wedding gift.

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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.

On Friday, while preparing for his first spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Roki Sasaki took to Instagram to share a significant life update as he recently married an unnamed woman.

Roki Sasaki took the mound for the first time as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday as he threw live batting practice to some of his new teammates. The 23-year old's fastball and slider were reportedly on full display as he began a new chapter of his baseball life.

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.

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

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