Shohei Ohtani's furry friend Decoy steals the show with Dodgers star's major announcement on debut in children's book - Source: Imagn
Shohei Ohtani's two-way ability has made him one of the greatest players in MLB history. However, the Los Angeles Dodgers have more to him than just his on-field credentials.
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The reigning National League MVP caught fans by surprise on Thursday as Ohtani announced co-writing a children's book featuring his dog Decoy. The book is titled - Decoy Saves Opening Day.
The Dodgers superstar made the announcement in an Instagram post on Thursday that featured Decoy and the cover of the book.
The book will reportedly hit the shelves in February next year. The book features a fictional story about Decoy throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day.
"Can he get his ball and make it back to the stadium before it's too late?" the tagline for the book on Harper Collins' website read.
According to reports, Ohtani will donate the proceeds from the book sales to support animal rescue nonprofits.
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Chaitanya Prakash
Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.
Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.
While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.
Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.
When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.
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