On the 19th, TBS's "news23" aired a woman who appeared to be translator Natsuko Toda in a street interview after watching the Dodgers vs. Cubs game. This caused a stir on the Internet.

The program featured the excitement of the Major League Baseball game between the Dodgers and Cubs, in which Ohtani hit a home run that day, and also introduced the comments of fans who were still excited after the game.

Among them, a woman wearing glasses appeared and exclaimed with joy, "Today's game was fun, wasn't it?" She continued with humor, "Otani hit a home run, so I'm really glad I came. I'm getting old, so this is a gift for the afterlife."

The internet was abuzz with speculation that this person could be Japan's leading translator, Natsuko Toda. The show did not introduce her as Toda, and instead treated her as just an ordinary fan, but there were comments such as "No one noticed?", "I thought it was Natsuko Toda right away, but her name wasn't mentioned so I thought she might just look like someone else, but is it really Natsuko Toda?", and "Even from the voice, it's definitely Natsuko Toda, right?"

Toda is one of Japan's leading translators and has translated many blockbuster films.