Shohei Ohtani ‘decides to sell his new $8million mansion over privacy concerns after two Japanese networks revealed Dodgers star’s address’

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is reportedly being forced to sell his $8 million California mansion over privacy concerns, according to an article from Yahoo! Japan.  The two-way star bought the luxury mansion in La Cañada Flintridge, California in May for a reported $7.85 million (¥1.2billion), and according to Yahoo!, has yet to move into the home.  A translated version of Yahoo’s piece reports: ‘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.’

Various media reports have helped fans to track down the home’s precise location. On separate occasions Japanese networks Fuji TV and Nippon TV sent crews to the home, where reporters took pictures, filmed, and interviewed neighbors, according to Yahoo! Although neither reported the home’s specific address, both networks are accused of effectively revealing its location through their respective reports.

Fuji TV has since issued an apology, but Nippon TV has not.

The home reportedly belonged to comedian Adam Carolla.  Ohtani purchased the home after the busiest offseason of his life.  Not only did he leave the Los Angeles Angels to sign a heavily deferred 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers, but the 30-year-old also wedded his girlfriend, Japanese basketball player Mamiko Tanaka.

Unsurprisingly, the mansion in La Cañada reportedly has a basketball hoop.  On Thursday, Ohtani was named MLB’s best player for the fourth year in a row at ESPN’s ESPY Awards.

Although offseason elbow surgery has prevented him from pitching in 2024, the two-way sensation has continued hitting with the Dodgers and currently ranks second in the majors in home runs (28) and on-base plus slugging percentage (1.026).  For the year, Ohtani is hitting .314 while helping to guide the Dodgers to a 55-39 record – better than all MLB teams besides the Philadelphia Phillies.