Full Name: Shohei Ohtani; Profession: Professional baseball player (two-way pitcher and designated hitter); Nationality: Japanese; Born: 1994-07-05. Birthplace=Oshu (Mizusawa), Iwate Prefecture, Japan; Generation=Millennial (born in the early 1990s, within the commonly accepted Millennial cohort); Chinese Zodiac=Wood Dog (1994 Dog year with the Wood element); Zodiac Sign=Cancer (Sun in Cancer for July 5 births); Age in 2026=32 (turns thirty-two years old on July 5, 2026, based on his 1994 birth year). Marital Status=Married to former Japanese professional basketball player Mamiko Tanaka, with the marriage publicly announced in February 2024; Children=Two children (first daughter born in April 2025 and a second child welcomed in June 2026); Description=Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese Major League Baseball superstar for the Los Angeles Dodgers who has revolutionized modern baseball as a rare, historic two-way player, simultaneously excelling as a dominant pitcher and elite power hitter at a level not seen since Babe Ruth, quickly establishing himself after his 2018 MLB debut as one of the sport’s greatest talents, becoming the first player ever selected to the All-Star Game both as a pitcher and a position player, later achieving the unprecedented feat of a single season with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases, earning multiple MVP awards, and leading the Dodgers to consecutive World Series championships in 2024 and 2025; beyond his statistics, he is widely celebrated for his disciplined training, humility, calm public demeanor, and ability to carry the expectations of fans in Japan, the United States, and worldwide, making him arguably the most globally famous athlete born on July 5 and a defining figure of twenty-first-century sports culture; Cause of Death=Alive as of 2026, continuing his professional career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.