WATCH: Shohei Ohtani smashes first home run as a father after coming out to song chosen by wife Mamiko

LA Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani smashed his first home run since becoming a father in Tuesday's game against the Miami Marlins. The NL MVP hit a leadoff blast after walking out to Sailor Moon's "Moonlight Densetsu", a song chosen by his wife, Mamiko.

Although his staple walk-up song is Lupe Fiasco's "The Show Goes On" (a nod to his name and moniker), there have been instances wherein his walk-up song has been chosen by his wife. Mamiko has previously chosen songs from anime series such as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

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"Moonlight Densetsu", which was released way back in 1992, was sung by Dali and Misae Takamatsu and served as the opening theme for the aforementioned anime series. Sailor Moon is one of the most famous anime TV series ever produced, hitting the airwaves in countries such as Spain, France, South Korea, and the Philippines.

Owing to its popularity, the opening theme was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko welcomed their first child on April 19. The baseball star's last recorded home run before Tuesday was against the Colorado Rockies in a slim 8-7 win for the Dodgers.

Dodgers trounce Marlins courtesy of Shohei Ohtani's leadoff home run

For the first time in almost a fortnight, Shohei Ohtani smashed a home run that gave the Dodgers an early advantage against the Marlins. His leadoff homer lit a fire under the Dodgers in the 15-2 routing of Miami.

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Ohtani's blast against Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara was one of seven runs given up by the former Cy Young winner. Alcantara was pulled after just 2 and 2/3 innings. He gave up seven earned runs on seven base hits with five walks and two strikeouts.

With the dominant victory, the Dodgers are once again the top dogs in the National League West with a 20-10 record and carry a four-game win streak.

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Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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