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The story
Gendai Business reports that pro baseball star Shohei Ohtani has moved away from the salt-only pasta diet he once stuck to religiously, now also eating hot dogs and drinking soda. At 32, the shift reportedly reflects a change in philosophy: prioritizing being in his best shape right now over conditioning himself with an eye on years down the road. Reaction on 5ch’s live-commentary board was split — some understood the move as a reasonable way to cut stress, while others worried it signaled slipping professionalism or fretted over the effect on his physique, with the discussion spilling into comparisons with the diets of other famous players like Yu Darvish and Ichiro.
From salt-only pasta to “hot dogs”… The “diet management” Shohei Ohtani changed at 32, and the chances of a comeback
“He used to eat nothing but salt pasta, or burgers wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun. But now he sometimes drinks soda, or orders a hot dog through Uber [Eats].
Behind it, apparently, is the idea that ‘rather than managing his condition with years down the road in mind, it’s about being in the best shape right now.’ Not piling up stress over food seems to suit him better at 32, it seems.”
Source: gendai.media / Original article here
What people said
I think it's a good call
That's not a mindset a pro athlete should have, is it?
Especially now that he's getting into veteran territory
Knowing Ohtani, he's probably using some ultra-premium stuff
Either way, if you eat a ton of that you're gonna gain weight regardless
If you've got control over your intake, what you actually eat doesn't matter beyond your own satisfaction
That guy's basically an old man at this point but he's barely had any injuries his whole career
He was just paid to say that, so it's fine
Truth is, hot dogs beat FamilyMart rice balls any day! Junk food reigns supreme 🤣🤣🤣
Rice balls in America just taste bad
Didn't his professionalism take a hit here?
A steak sandwich or chicken sandwich would be way better
He's got a wife now, so he probably stopped being so picky about food
Kuri already started smoking, apparently
Then again, since his wife retired from being an athlete in her 20s,
that means she got through all that on youth alone
An athlete's wife who retired past 30, like in Darvish's case, would probably have more real knowledge about that kind of thing
I'm a smoker myself, but diet definitely has a bigger impact than smoking does
Though smoking's out of the question too, obviously
Messi's still a god even drinking Sprite and smoking, so there's that
Background and Talking Points
This shift in diet was reported by Gendai Business as stemming from 32-year-old Ohtani’s new priority: being in the best possible shape right now, rather than managing his condition with an eye on years down the road. Given that he had long been known for extreme discipline — eating only salt pasta or lettuce-wrapped burgers — the move to incorporate hot dogs and soda split opinion among fans. On the thread, some defended the decision as a reasonable way to cut down on stress, while others were skeptical, wondering whether his professional discipline around body management had slackened. Commenters also frequently drew comparisons to other players, such as Darvish’s own dietary shift and Ichiro’s famously curry-heavy diet. Worth noting: the image-linked “was this a lie too?”-style replies posted in the thread are unverified social-media reactions with no confirmable source, and are a separate matter from the Gendai Business article quoted in the main text — something readers could easily conflate.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Live Commentary G board) thread “[Good News] Ohtani Goes From Salt Pasta to Hot Dogs.”
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