Sasaki’s surprise wedding announcement comes nearly a year after teammate Shohei Ohtani did the same thing. Similar to Sasaki, Ohtani also kept his relationship private upon the announcement, but he has since revealed the identity of his wife, former Japanese professional basketball player Mamiko Tanaka.

More than 50 Los Angeles Dodgers players, officials and staffers huddled behind a screen and glanced at monitors as the biggest curiosity of the baseball world faced hitters for the first time in major-league spring training.