Continued relationship with Yoshinobu Yamamoto?

　The Dodgers won the World Series and became the world’s number one team for the second consecutive year, and the MVP was awarded to Yoshinobu Yamamoto (27), who started Game 2 and Game 6 of the World Series and pitched a good relief game on “zero days” in Game 7. The model and TV personality Niki Niwa (29), who was rumored to be in love with him last year, is once again the focus of attention. ■[Image] A person thought to be Niki, who is believed to be in love with Yoshinobu Yamamoto… A beautiful woman who was seen in the Dodgers’ wife’s party Niki appeared on the romance reality show “Terrace House” (Fuji TV) broadcast in 2016 and was talked about as the “No. 1 beautiful woman in the history of Terrace. She has also been ranked among the “100 Most Beautiful Faces in the World” for three consecutive years. The theory of her love affair with Yamamoto surfaced last November when a Los Angeles-based photographer posted a video on TikTok. The photographer asked Yamamoto, “Are you Yoshinobu? to which he replied “Yes,” albeit with some confusion. The photographer asked her name, to which she responded with a flirtatious “Nikki! and she responded, “Nikki! This video quickly spread in Japan and created a huge sensation. Later, major media outlets reported that the two were “madly in love.” (Writer for a sports magazine) Amid the joy of the Dodgers’ victory, she is once again the topic of conversation. The person who seems to be Niki was discovered on Instagram by Mario Solis, an anchor and reporter for the U.S. TV station “NBC4”. It was within a video of the Dodgers players’ families and officials walking down the aisles in the stadium as they lined up for the ceremony to be held on the field immediately after the championship. A woman wearing a black cap and a black shirt was seen at the end of the line of the “Dodger’s Wives Club” members. This is the influencer Niki, isn’t it? 山本選手とお付き合い続いてるんだね》との声が上がっています」（前同）

　その一方で、Nikiの“あげまん説”も囁かれているようで……。 Yamamoto was sometimes under fire for his unstable pitching when he first joined the Dodgers, but since his relationship with Niki has surfaced, he has been in a state of unparalleled success. Some people on social networking sites are saying, “She’s proven herself to be an up-and-comer. Niki is two years older than Yamamoto. Yamamoto signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers in the off-season of 2023. Perhaps he was able to prove his worth thanks to Niki, who supports him as a behind-the-scenes player.