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Shohei Ohtani Announced He’s Married And Hearts Broke On Social Media
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers attends an NFL game on Dec. 21, 2023, in Inglewood, California.
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If you heard a loud collective gasp early Thursday, chances are you heard the sound of many hearts breaking across Southern California. That's because newly minted Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani took to Instagram for a surprise announcement: He had tied the knot with someone from his native Japan and was officially off the market.
Ohtani was never within reach for many — or was he? Did you doodle his name with yours? Tell us, we promise, we will empathize.
LA Asian girls finding out Shohei Ohtani is married pic.twitter.com/nzevUaIwD1
— T E O (@BejbaLasagna) February 29, 2024
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was about to turn my phone off to go to sleep and the last post I see is shohei ohtani’s marriage announcement pic.twitter.com/QzNzxotRpy
— lyx 💌 (@lyxiie) February 29, 2024
SHOHEI OHTANI MARRIED I LITERALLY DONT HAVE A SINGLE REASON TO KEEP GOING pic.twitter.com/gFhcTg0uAl
— flapjack horseman 🍉 (@urfavoritefrend) February 29, 2024
just found out shohei ohtani is a married man now (i never even had a chance with him in the first place) pic.twitter.com/fJZX7nderF
— shalissa 🇵🇸 (@__aqshal) February 29, 2024
@ashychoi a devastating day for the girlies
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It’s Leap Day, not April Fools’ Day, some fans reminded Ohtani.
shohei, APRIL FOOLS ISN’T TODAY #ShoheiOhtani #shohei pic.twitter.com/mERujrqbV4
— sonakshi (@thesonakshim) February 29, 2024
Still waiting for him to text you back?
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Ladies, if Shohei Ohtani can find time to date with his mlb 2 way player schedule and his side modelling gigs HE CAN TEXT YOU BACK pic.twitter.com/FIqku2rskX
— Sho-bootay¹⁷ (@shobootayy) February 29, 2024
The heartbreak wasn't just felt here in SoCal, but also in Japan, where it’s being called “Ohtani Loss.”
@hiananya Japan’s reaction to Shohei Ohtani’s marriage announcement 💍 #shoheiohtani #japanesenews #ananyainjapan #livingintokyo #japaneselanguage #japaneseculture #大谷翔平 #大谷翔平結婚 #外国人 #アメリカ人 #海外 #japanthings
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Of course, the news also spurred some theories on just who Ohtani’s spouse might be. Stay tuned!
@ssoma882 Réponse à @aloha this photo shoot #shoheiohtani #shohei #ohtani #mlb #mlbb #japan #baseball #baseballboys #baseballlife #fyp #fypシ #fy #fypシ゚viral #foryoupage #foryou #abcxyz #xybca #大谷 #大谷翔平 #大谷翔平ファン集まれ #大谷映美里
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