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Outside The Confines: Dog days of summer

It’s only fitting that on the day Shohei Ohtani gets a bobblehead with his dog, Decoy, that Decoy himself gets to help throw out the first pitch. It’s possibly one of the most wholesome and charming baseball stories to pop up this week, and it warmed my cold heart.

Decoy and Shohei with the cutest first pitch you've ever seen. pic.twitter.com/fEoFRxMOH4

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 29, 2024

What a night.

Shohei and Decoy Bobblehead Night presented by Daiso. pic.twitter.com/BteCUmjvqA— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 29, 2024

"I think I was more nervous for the ceremonial pitch than Decoy, I'm glad that everything went well.