US EditionOhtani’s Next Big Hit? A Children’s Book About His Dog Decoy
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Shohei Ohtani co-authored a children's book featuring his dog Decoy to raise funds for animal rescue nonprofits, with sales supporting organizations aiding dogs in need.
- Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers star, announced his first children’s book, "Decoy Saves Opening Day," on Thursday via Instagram.
- Ohtani collaborated with Michael Blank to create the 32-page children’s story, which features artwork by illustrator Fanny Liem and draws inspiration from his Kooikerhondje dog, Decoy.
- The story follows Decoy as he prepares to throw the first pitch to open the baseball season but realizes he forgot his baseball at home.
- The book will release on February 3, 2026, and Ohtani and Decoy hope proceeds will support nonprofits that rehome stray and abandoned dogs.
- This publishing effort adds to Ohtani’s multihyphenate profile as he approaches his ninth MLB season while recovering from recent injuries.
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By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Injuries may have prevented Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani from throwing from the mound recently, but they haven’t stopped him from coming up with a new pitch: co-writing a children’s book based on his baseball-fetching dog Decoy. The three-time MVP posted a teaser on his Instagram on Thursday, featuring a picture of Decoy, a Kooikerhondje, sitting next to the fiction book that represents his first foray in…
Ohtani’s next big hit? A children’s book about his dog Decoy
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Injuries may have prevented Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani from throwing from the mound recently, but they haven’t stopped him from coming up with a new pitch: co-writing a children’s book based on his baseball-fetching dog Decoy. The three-time MVP posted a teaser on his Instagram on Thursday, featuring a picture of Decoy, a Kooikerhondje, sitting next to the fiction book that represents his first foray in…
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