[2] He has also featured in merchandise and was granted an honorary visa by the Embassy of the United States in Tokyo.

Shohei Ohtani held Decoy in his lap when he won his second Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player award in November 2023.

[3] The next month, Shohei Ohtani publicly revealed the dog's name, Dekopin,[4] which is a Japanese term referring to the act of flicking a person on the forehead.

[15] That month, he also appeared in a video alongside Mamiko Tanaka celebrating Shohei Ohtani's third Most Valuable Player award.

[17] Ohtani's $7.85 million home purchase was conducted through an LLC named "Decopin," a tribute to his pet dog.