Ohtani composed on Thursday on Instagram in Japanese: "The season is drawing nearer however I might want to declare to everybody that I have gotten hitched."

He said his new spouse was a "Japanese lady" without distinguishing her. He said he would uncover more in a meeting; apparently at the Los Angeles Dodgers spring preparing scene.

The 29-year-old Ohtani is Japan's greatest big name, and there has forever been interest around his own life, which he has consistently kept extremely hidden.