Baseball: Ohtani hits 42nd homer after dog Decoy delivers 1st pitch

Shohei Ohtani shared the spotlight Wednesday with his beloved dog Decoy before crushing his National League-leading 42nd home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The NL MVP candidate also added his 41st and 42nd stolen bases less than a week after becoming just the sixth player, and first from Japan, to join Major League Baseball’s “40-40” club. Decoy, also known as Dekopin in Japanese, delivered the opening “pitch” from the mound to Ohtani at home plate at Dodger Stadium, where thousands had queued for several hours before the game to secure a limited-edit…

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