Ohtani announced the name of his dog as "Dekopin" at the Dodgers' press conference, and the reaction is spreading on social media.

During the press conference, Ohtani was asked about the name of his dog, and he revealed, "The original name was 'Decoy', so I chose 'Dekopin' because it was close to that."

Then, on the old Twitter account X, words such as "Dekopin", "Dekopin-chan", and "Otani's dog" trended one after another, attracting a lot of interest.

"It was far beyond my imagination, the decopin is the best", "I've never seen someone name a dog like decopin",
"
The second one is a shippe"

On social media, there were many posts that surprised the naming sense.

The original name "Decoy" means "decoy" or "seduce" in English, and there was also an English post that referred to the Blue Jays, who were considered to be one of the leading candidates for transfer, such as "The Jays were decoys."

On the other hand, "Decopin" seems to be unfamiliar to people overseas, and there were posts such as "What's DECOPIN?

Ohtani posts decoupin on Instagram

Ohtani's Instagram

Ohtani updated his Instagram and posted an image of his brand new Dodgers uniform hanging in his locker.

In addition, there is a video of him walking on the field in uniform and a two-shot with coach Roberts. He also posted a picture of himself posing with a bat.

And Otani's dog, whose name was introduced as "Dekopin", was also uploaded sitting in front of the video of his master's press conference.

Major League Baseball Official Breaking Dog Names

MLB Posts

Major League Baseball's official account also posted "breaking news" during the press conference, "Shohei's dog's name was Dikoi."

He continued, referring to Yankees player Judge, who is also a dog lover, and commented, "I hope that Otani's Dikoy and Judge's dog will meet someday."

Added "Otani's dog" to Wikipedia decoupin

In addition, the Internet encyclopedia "Wikipedia" has added the word "Otani's dog" in addition to descriptions such as "a general term for the act of playing the forehead of the opponent you confronted with the middle finger" as an explanation of "Dekopin".