12:19 AM UTC
Hold on to your hats, because Major League Baseball’s greatest ongoing mystery has finally been resolved: Shohei Ohtani has finally told us his dog’s name.
Ohtani had kept us all guessing after the pup made a surprising appearance alongside him as he accepted his 2023 American League MVP Award last month. This led to wild speculation that the dog’s name was somehow related to Ohtani’s free agency decision.
But fear not, because the suspense is over! The Dodgers’ new $700 million man has revealed that his dog’s name is Dekopin, which means flicking someone’s forehead in Japanese.
For those who struggle with pronouncing it, Ohtani has graciously provided an alternative. “You can call him Decoy,” Ohtani said through his translator, Ippei Mizuhara.
As for Decoy’s future in free agency, that remains unclear. But for now, the Ohtani household only has room for one Dodger.