Shohei Ohtani is not with the Los Angeles Dodgers as they proceed their street collection in opposition to the Texas Rangers this weekend. That is as a result of his spouse, Mamiko, simply gave start to the their first little one.

With the Dodgers in Texas, Ohtani was positioned on the paternity record so he might be together with his spouse as she gave start. On Saturday afternoon, Ohtani introduced on social media that he and Mamiko had given start to a daughter.

“I’m so grateful to my loving spouse who gave start to our wholesome lovely daughter,” Ohtani wrote. “To my daughter, thanks for making us very nervous but tremendous anxious mother and father.”

The Dodgers will simply must handle with out Ohtani whereas he celebrates the start of his daughter. Ohtani can stay on the paternity record for 3 days, and if he’s nonetheless away from the staff, he’ll be positioned on the restricted record.

On Friday night time, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned he wasn’t positive when Ohtani would rejoin the staff after the start of his little one.

“I do not know when he will come again,” Roberts mentioned. “I do not know when they’ll have the newborn. However clearly, they’re collectively in anticipation.”

The Dodgers did not have an excessive amount of bother with out Ohtani on Friday. Star pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw seven scoreless innings, which included 10 strikeouts, in a 3-0 win.