Shohei Ohtani answered certainly one of his profession’s most essential questions throughout his Dodgers introductory press convention on Thursday, December 14 — What’s the title of his lovely pooch?
Final month, when Otani gained his second American League MVP award, he was sitting on his sofa with a canine beside him.
MLB posted a video clip of the pair on YouTube the place you possibly can see Ohtani high-fiving the canine after his win.
The caption even learn, “The second Shohei Ohtani discovered he was a 2x unanimous AL MVP.”
Followers had been curious concerning the canine, and rightfully so, the canine stole the highlight and quickly became viral! Nonetheless, no person exterior of Ohtani’s camp knew the canine’s title. And Ohtani himself declined to disclose the pup’s title.
However lastly, throughout his Dodgers introductory press convention on December 14, Ohtani revealed the pooch’s title as “Dekopin”, a Japanese phrase meaning flicking somebody’s brow.
However that’s not the one factor Ohtani revealed! He additionally disclosed that Dekopin has an English title: “Decoy”.
Throughout his press conference, Ohtani reveals the selection to have an English title for his canine. He stated by means of his translator, “I figured it might be onerous for American individuals to pronounce it, so his American title is Decoy.”
Now that the thriller is solved, followers can count on to see extra of Dekopin/Decoy at Dodger Stadium!
