Shohei Ohtani responded certainly one of his occupation’s maximum vital questions all through his Dodgers introductory press convention on Thursday, December 14 — What’s the identify of his lovable pooch?
Closing month, when Otani gained his 2nd American League MVP award, he used to be sitting on his sofa with a canine beside him.
MLB posted a video clip of the pair on YouTube the place you’ll be able to see Ohtani high-fiving the canine after his win.
The caption even learn, “The instant Shohei Ohtani came upon he used to be a 2x unanimous AL MVP.”
Fanatics have been curious in regards to the canine, and rightfully so, the canine stole the highlight and temporarily was viral! Alternatively, no one outdoor of Ohtani’s camp knew the canine’s identify. And Ohtani himself declined to expose the puppy’s identify.
However in any case, all through his Dodgers introductory press convention on December 14, Ohtani printed the pooch’s identify as “Dekopin”, a Jap phrase that suggests flicking somebody’s brow.
However that’s now not the one factor Ohtani printed! He additionally disclosed that Dekopin has an English identify: “Decoy”.
All through his press convention, Ohtani unearths the selection to have an English identify for his canine. He mentioned via his translator, “I figured it will be arduous for American other people to pronounce it, so his American identify is Decoy.”
Now that the thriller is solved, lovers can be expecting to look extra of Dekopin/Decoy at Dodger Stadium!