Shohei Ohtani to Launch Youngsters’s Guide Impressed by Canine Decoy
The ebook is accessible to preorder now, and follows Decoy as he throws the primary pitch
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Shohei Ohtani is including youngsters’s ebook creator to his resume. The 2-way Dodgers famous person will launch Decoy Saves Opening Day on Feb. 3, 2026. It’s impressed by his beloved Kooikerhondje, Decoy Ohtani, who has grow to be one thing of an unofficial mascot amongst Dodgers followers because of his frequent appearances with Ohtani.
The ebook, from writer HarperCollins, is written by Ohtani and Michael Clean, with illustrations by Fanny Liem. Within the ebook, Decoy is meant to throw the Opening Day pitch, however he forgets his fortunate baseball at house and has to run to get it earlier than it’s too late.
The ebook relies (loosely, in fact) on an actual occasion, when Decoy “threw” the primary pitch throughout an August 2024 Dodgers house sport. Decoy, carrying a #17 jersey, ran the ball from the pitcher’s mound to Ohtani at house plate, making him the primary canine to ship the opening pitch (not for nothing, the sport resulted in a Dodgers win). Ohtani shared a photograph on Instagram that includes Decoy subsequent to the ebook.
The sport additionally marked Shohei Ohtani bobblehead evening, with followers lining as much as snag a restricted version bobblehead that includes Ohtani and Decoy. Decoy additionally accompanied Ohtani through the Dodgers’ World Collection Parade in November 2024, following the group’s win over the Yankees within the 2024 World Collection.