Shohei Ohtani received a special ‘visa’ for his dog during a visit to the US Embassy in Tokyo, new photos from the organization show. Ohtani, who was born in Japan, joined the Dodgers in free agency this winter on a mammoth 10-year, $700million deal.
And it appears his dog Decoy is getting special treatment as well, as US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel recently presented him with an adorable oversized ‘visa.’ Emanuel posted photos of the visit on social media Thursday, with the embassy saying it occurred recently when Ohtani was back in Japan. The ‘visa’ shows a photo of the dog, whose Japanese name is Dekopin, and gives his birth date as ‘dog years’ and shows the canine has dual American and Japanese citizenry.
Shohei Ohtani is presented the special ‘visa’ by US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel
Ohtani seen with his dog Decoy in an Instagram post from his days with the Angels
‘Thrilled to meet trailblazing two-time MLB MVP Ohtani-san again,’ Emanuel posted on X. ‘Maybe next time I’ll be fortunate enough to meet his MVPup, Decoy.’Â Emanuel previously met Ohtani at the US in March 2023, when the two-way player was with the Los Angeles Angels.
‘Thrilled to meet trailblazing two-time MLB MVP Ohtani-san again,’ Emanuel posted on X. ‘Maybe next time I’ll be fortunate enough to meet his MVPup, Decoy.’Â Emanuel previously met Ohtani at the US in March 2023, when the two-way player was with the Los Angeles Angels.
