Shohei Ohtani being forced to sell $8 million mansion over privacy concerns

Shohei Ohtani has been with the Dodgers since signing the biggest contract in sports history in December, but has yet to make a new home for himself in Los Angeles.

In May, the designated hitter and pitcher bought a luxury mansion in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif. for $7.85 million, but it was revealed on Thursday through Yahoo Japan that Ohtani has decided to sell the property without yet moving in.

Through a Google translation, the report says that “Ohtani said that he could no longer live in the 1.2 billion yen mansion he had purchased, and indicated his intention to sell it without moving into his new home.”

The home, which is worth $1.2 billion and was formerly owned by comedian Adam Carolla, was revealed through various publications, lending too much public information about the home for fans to easily decipher where the Japanese star lives.

Ohtani later grew angry after two Japanese outlets — Fuji TV and Nippon TV — crossed the line in revealing the address of the house and sending reporters outside the front of the home to take pictures, film, and interview neighbors who were unaware that Ohtani would be a resident in the neighborhood.

A reporter also reportedly obtained a sneak shot of the basketball court on the property that is hidden between behind a few dense trees.

La Cañada Flintridge is located about 10 miles north of Dodger Stadium.

The outlets were later criticized for their ways of reporting, but only Fuji TV has since issued an apology from president Koichi Minato.

Ohtani’s camp has since distrusted the real estate company’s information system and are seeking a new buyer. The real estate company is reportedly “panicked” after sensing the star’s anger and frustration.

Ohtani would have assumingly moved in with his wife, Mamiko Tanaka.

She is a basketball player who played for the Fujitsu Red Wave from 2019 to 2023 after her college career at Waseda University and Tokyo Seitoku University.