Ohtani homers after his dog throws out 1st pitch on bobblehead night
Shohei Ohtani and his dog put on a paw-some show in Hollywood on Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar hit a home run in his first at-bat in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles after his canine friend, Decoy, was the star of the ceremonial first pitch on the duo's bobblehead night.
Shohei Ohtani homers on his bobblehead night! pic.twitter.com/49zg5xg0uE
— MLB (@MLB) August 29, 2024
Decoy fetched the first pitch tonight for Shohei Ohtani! 🥹🐶 pic.twitter.com/zD7QsbX5SI
— MLB (@MLB) August 29, 2024
Ohtani finished with two hits, scored three runs, and stole two bases in the 6-4 win. The NL MVP favorite is now on pace for an unprecedented 51 round-trippers and 51 steals this season.
"It's a really special night," Ohtani said postgame, according to MLB.com's Juan Toribio. "I hope to buy some special snack for him."
Dodgers fans created a stir on social media when they started lining up for the promotional giveaway in the morning.
Fans in LA started getting in line for Shohei Ohtani's bobblehead giveaway over 7 hours before the game's scheduled start time 🤯 pic.twitter.com/MsO7vPGbfW
— MLB (@MLB) August 28, 2024
I chipped his nose within 10 seconds of opening the most coveted bobblehead in baseball pic.twitter.com/A5RfOmkfgd
— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) August 29, 2024
The first 40,000 fans received the bobblehead, which was the second of the season for Ohtani. There were also gold editions mixed in.
The first gold bobblehead goes to Shohei and Decoy. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/lpziRN9d8X
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 28, 2024