Shohei Ohtani accomplished an unimaginable first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers by profitable the World Collection title.
Nevertheless, the seemingly winner of the Nationwide League MVP award struggled a bit in opposition to the New York Yankees.
Within the 5 video games of the World Collection, Ohtani had two hits in 19 at-bats with one double, two runs scored, two walks and 5 strikeouts.
The Dodgers had been nonetheless capable of take the sequence and celebrated their victory with a parade in Los Angeles.
The famous person introduced a well-known buddy to accompany him in the course of the celebration.
“Shohei Ohtani brought his dog Decoy to the Dodgers World Series parade,” The Athletic wrote on X.
Shohei Ohtani introduced his canine Decoy to the Dodgers World Collection parade 🐶 pic.twitter.com/2L5tS7lwH9
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) November 1, 2024
Decoy is most identified for the ceremonial first pitch that he participated in at Dodger Stadium in the course of the common season.
The pet continued his connection to the Dodgers as Ohtani introduced him alongside to the parade to see the followers.
It caps off an ideal ending to Ohtani’s first season with the Dodgers after signing a 10-year contract final offseason.
The DH batted .310 with 54 residence runs, 130 runs batted in, 59 stolen bases, 134 runs scored and a 1.036 OPS.
The Dodgers will look to defend their World Collection title subsequent season and win back-to-back championships for the primary time in franchise historical past.
Ohtani and Decoy will seemingly take pleasure in their day without work till spring coaching, when all eyes will likely be on the slugger to see if he’ll return to pitching in 2025.
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