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The 2024 shot season is successful afloat swing. With nan return of America's favourite pastime successful precocious March, players person been thrown backmost into nan spotlight.
Athletes aren't nan only ones pinch eyes connected them during nan season, though. The wives and girlfriends of players are besides astatine halfway stage.
While immoderate MLB couples support their relationships private, others put them connected afloat display, pinch respective wives and girlfriends, known arsenic WAGs, sharing behind-the-scenes experiences pinch followers connected societal media.
Manny Machado and his woman Yainee Alonso met done her brother, who played successful nan majors. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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Here are a fewer MLB wives you mightiness spot cheering connected their husbands this shot season.
- Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka
- Aaron Judge and Samantha Bracksieck
- Justin Verlander and Kate Upton
- Josh Smith and Claire Smith
- Mookie Betts and Brianna Hammonds
- Corey Seager and Madisyn Seager
- Cody Bellinger and Chase Carter
- Manny Machado and Yainee Alonso
- Dansby Swanson and Mallory Pugh
- Gerrit Cole and Amy Cole
- Austin Gomber and Rachel Gomber
- Bryce Harper and Kayla Harper
1. Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka
There has been rather a spot of buzz surrounding nan Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, Shohei Ohtani, since he signed a 10-year, $700 cardinal woody pinch nan squad successful 2023, but his narration has been kept much nether wraps.
Ohtani first revealed he was joined done his Instagram successful February 2024 but did not uncover his wife's identity.
A mates of weeks later, they made their societal media debut.
Ohtani is joined to Mamiko Tanaka, a erstwhile master hoops subordinate from Japan. She supports his profession and attends games astir often avoiding overmuch vulnerability to paparazzi.
2. Aaron Judge and Samantha Bracksieck
The New York Yankees outfielder and woman Samantha Bracksieck are different MLB mates that support their narration reasonably private. Though, fans tin ever find Bracksieck supporting her husband.
"Thank you to everybody, my wife, Samantha," Judge said during a property convention successful December 2022. At nan time, he had conscionable signed a $360 cardinal dollar statement pinch nan Yankees, per People. He was joined by his woman connected shape during nan property conference, wherever he was named a squad captain.
"[My woman and I] came to nan determination that was successful our hearts, which is we beryllium successful New York, we beryllium successful this city."
The 2 met erstwhile they were successful precocious schoolhouse and got joined successful December 2021.
Aaron Judge and Samantha Bracksieck support their narration offline. ( Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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3. Justin Verlander and Kate Upton
This MLB powerfulness mates has been joined since 2017.
Kate Upton, a Sports Illustrated model, and Justin Verlander, a pitcher for nan Houston Astros, first met successful 2012 astatine a commercialized shoot, according to People.
Since their dreamy Tuscany wedding, Verlander and Upton person expanded their family pinch nan commencement of their daughter, Genevieve, successful November 2018.
Upton tin often beryllium spotted wearing civilization Verlander attire passim shot seasons.
Justin Verlander and Kate Upton are 1 of nan astir celebrated MLB couples. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Footwear News via Getty Images)
4. Josh Smith and Claire Smith
If you want to spot what being a MLB woman is like, Claire Smith's TikTok relationship has you covered. Smith often posts astir her day-to-day life connected societal media.
On her TikTok, she posts "get fresh pinch me" videos arsenic she prepares for her husband's games.
The Texas Rangers' infielder, Josh Smith, joined nan societal media influencer successful January 2021.
5. Mookie Betts and Brianna Hammonds
Mookie Betts and Brianna Hammonds person been together since they were teens.
The 2 met successful precocious schoolhouse and welcomed their first kid together successful November 2018. The 2 exchanged rings successful 2021 and were joined successful December that aforesaid year. They welcomed a 2nd kid successful 2023.
Betts utilized to play for nan Boston Red Sox and now plays for nan Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mookie Betts and Brianna Hammonds were precocious schoolhouse sweethearts. (Momodu Mansaray/WireImage)
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6. Corey Seager and Madisyn Seager
Madisyn Seager often posts contented to societal media astir being an MLB woman to Texas Rangers' Corey Seager.
Seager has won nan World Series doubly pinch nan Rangers, successful 2020 and again successful 2023. He is besides a two-time World Series MVP.
They first met successful precocious schoolhouse but divided for a clip while they were making love astatine a distance, according to People.
The 2 recovered their measurement backmost to each different and exchanged rings successful 2019. They were joined nan pursuing twelvemonth successful Murfreesboro, Tennessee, according to nan outlet.
7. Cody Bellinger and Chase Carter
Cody Bellinger, who plays for nan Chicago Cubs, and exemplary Chase Carter welcomed their first kid together, Caiden Carter Bellinger, successful 2021. In April 2023, they welcomed different daughter, Cy Carter Bellinger.
Cody Bellinger and Chase Carter exchanged rings successful June 2023. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
In June 2023, Bellinger projected to Carter. The 2 ne'er publically announced their marriage, but Carter did alteration her past sanction connected Instagram to Bellinger, and connected Dec. 2, 2023, she posted a photograph successful which they each person wedding bands connected their near hands, subtly announcing their marriage.
The MLB woman is very progressive connected Instagram, wherever she posts photos of her vacations, kids and, of course, shot games.
8. Manny Machado and Yainee Alonso
Yainee Alonso has tons of connections successful nan majors.
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Yainee Alonso met her husband, Manny Machado, done her brother, Yonder Alonso, who is simply a erstwhile MLB first baseman.
She and nan San Diego Padres 3rd baseman, Machado, started making love successful 2011 and were joined successful December 2014.
9. Dansby Swanson and Mallory Pugh
One point Dansby Swanson and Mallory Pugh person successful communal is sports.
Swanson is simply a shortstop for nan Atlanta Braves, while Pugh is simply a personnel of nan Chicago Red Stars of nan National Women's Soccer League and nan United States women's nationalist shot team.
The brace wed successful December 2022.
Beyond playing sports, Swanson is nan big of "The Express Podcast," which often features prima impermanent interviews. Pugh was a impermanent successful March 2023, wherever she talked astir being a master shot player. The mates besides said much astir their relationship.
10. Gerrit Cole and Amy Cole
Gerrit Cole, a pitcher for nan New York Yankees, and his woman Amy Cole person been joined since 2016.
They met erstwhile they were some student athletes astatine UCLA.
Their son, Caden Gerrit Cole, was calved successful June 2020. They welcomed different son, Everett Cole, successful January 2023.
Amy Cole and Gerrit Cole were some athletes successful college. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
11. Austin Gomber and Rachel Gomber
Rachel Gomber is simply a societal media influencer who often shares her life pinch societal media followers.
She is joined to Colorado Rockies pitcher Austin Gomber. The 2 welcomed a son, Beckham successful June 2019 and sewage joined successful December of that year. Their 2nd son, Charlie, was calved successful August 2021.
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The 2 are expecting a 3rd babe successful 2024.
She often shares family content, and besides posts her outfits and "day successful nan life" videos, taking societal media followers done crippled days.
12. Bryce Harper and Kayla Harper
Bryce and Kayla Harper met erstwhile they were conscionable 2 young teens. The brace was joined successful December 2016.
The mates stock 2 kids, Krew and Brooklyn, and person a 3rd kid connected nan way.
Bryce said of nan loving support he receives from his woman and kids during a 2022 question and reply pinch a Los Angeles power station.
"I person an astonishing family, I person an astonishing wife, 2 beautiful kids that support maine very humbled and grounded," he said per The Knot. "When I time off nan field, it's each astir them."
"My woman takes attraction of nan kids astatine home. She does a awesome occupation astatine that. She supports maine each night, goes to each azygous crippled she can…I'm humbled to person a woman and a family for illustration that," he continued.
Harper plays for nan Philadelphia Phillies.
Ashlyn Messier is simply a writer for Fox News Digital.
