Los Angeles Dodgers
After a ton of hypothesis, Shohei Ohtani is lastly spilling the beans on what he named his canine … and because it seems, it has nothing to do together with his new crew, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
His identify is Decoy!!
The 29-year-old Japanese celebrity met with the media as a Dodger for the very first time simply minutes in the past … the place he talked all about subjects like his resolution to take his abilities to L.A., successful aspirations and up to date surgical procedure.
However the one query everybody needed the reply to — what the heck is your canine’s identify, dude?!?!
What is the identify of Shohei Ohtani’s canine and does it correlate together with his free agent vacation spot? 🤔#MLBTonight will submit their guesses later within the present, let’s hear yours ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/US0ioj6HNl
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After all, the phenomenon began after Ohtani accepted his 2023 MVP award … when reporters claimed Shotime’s crew refused to reveal any details about the four-legged pal who made an look with him in a video interview.
The secrecy led to a bunch of rumors — and a few even claimed it was as a result of Ohtani selected a namesake associated to his subsequent vacation spot.
BREAKING: Shohei’s canine is called Decoy! pic.twitter.com/tDL7r6qAg7
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However the two-way athlete put an finish to all that speak on Thusday … saying he selected Decoy — or the Japanese model, Dekopin.
As for when he knew he would be a Dodger, Shohei mentioned he got here to the choice the night time earlier than he introduced his subsequent transfer on Instagram.
Welcome to L.A.!!
