They say a dog is man’s best friend and Shohei agrees. The baseball superstar loves his dog so much he put Decoy on his New Balance cleats. Shohei shared a pic of his dog-loving shoes to his followers on Instagram.
“Shohei Ohtani will wear custom cleats for #PlayersWeekend that feature his dog, Decoy,” revealed MLB on Twitter. The Dodgers designated hitter debuted his Decoy bad boys in the opening August 16 game against the St. Louis Cardinals. New Balance created the custom sports shoes just for Ohtani.
Ohtani signed a long-term endorsement deal with New Balance back in December 2023. The Japanese megastar recently was featured demonstrating his powerful swing in the sports brand’s epic Olympics commercial with fellow athletes from around the world.
Catch a glimpse of Shohei Ohtani wearing his custom New Balance Decoy cleats for the first time at a Dodgers game in this video post from @DecoOhtani117, right here on ohtanimlb.com: