{"id":515726,"date":"2026-03-10T21:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/515726\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:07:10","slug":"dodgers-fans-react-to-fernando-tatis-jr-seeking-ohtanis-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/515726\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Fans React to Fernando Tatis Jr. Seeking Ohtani\u2019s Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr., who is representing the Dominican Republic in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/fernando-tatis-jr-wants-dodgers-stars-endorsement-deal\/2026\/03\/09\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:made headlines;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;made headlines&quot;}\" class=\"link \">made headlines<\/a> after making a \u2018call me\u2019 gesture while holding a bottle of Shohei Ohtani-endorsed tea brand Oi Ocha at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>He was one of three players at the presser, joined by international teammates Juan Soto and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., both of whom removed the bottles from in front of them \u2014 likely due to personal brand deal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Ito En\u2019s \u201cOi Ocha\u201d is a global sponsor for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, leading to their placement in front of the stars during the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. (23) and Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) engage on the field after benches cleared in the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2ce38dd09cb73c0b0a331f006459c3ae.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jun 19, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. (23) and Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) engage on the field after benches cleared in the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani partnered with Oi Ocha in 2024, as the company has used his likeness to promote the beverage both in Japan and the United States. The company has included his picture on bottles of the beverage both in his Dodgers uniform and in street clothes.<\/p>\n<p>Japan and the Dominican Republic could face each other as soon as the first round of the knockout stage in the WBC, as Japan will face whoever finishes in second place in Pool D. Team Dominican Republic and Team Venezuela are tied for first in that group, and will face each other in the final game of the pool stage on Wednesday to determine who will face Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The situation involving Tatis brought on plenty of critiques from fans, with each sharing their views on each of the star\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers Nation Instagram post on the incident also drew plenty of reactions from Dodger fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStick with ya Dairy Queen endorsement\u201d -@limited_edition_alee, Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe only drinks if it has PED\u201d -@bobbleheadz_805, Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDodgers live rent free in all of their minds\u201d -@playtoomuch_3, Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, Big Sho is in all of their way, all the time, no MVP\u2019s no World Series, probably no World Classic, he is literally everywhere and keeping them from \u2018ships\u201d -@dr.sandrascoachingcorner, Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis looks like a \u2018Ohtani is ruining my life\u2019 group therapy session\u201d -@kimbersystem, Instagram<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s your take on Fernando Tatis Jr.\u2019s gesture at the press conference?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr., who is representing the Dominican Republic in the 2026 World Baseball&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":515727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[363,99],"class_list":["post-515726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}