Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani spoke to journalists about his surprise marriage for the first time on Thursday (February 29) and said his wife is an "ordinary person."

Speaking to reporters in Arizona on Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers player revealed that the pair met three or four years ago and have never gone outside on a date. Joking that the reporters are "nosy", Ohtani said he wanted to talk about the marriage and "focus on baseball".

Ohtani, the dual-threat Major League Baseball star and national hero in Japan, earlier announced via Instagram his marriage to the Japanese woman he did not identify. The post was made shortly before midnight in Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday (February 27).

The 29-year-old won his second Most Valuable Player award last year after leading the American League with 44 home runs and notching 10 wins as a pitcher. In December he signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers after six years with the Angels. -- Report from Reuters.

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