Despite mountains of evidence that Shohei Ohtani can hit with the best hitters in Major League Baseball, and pitch with the game's best pitchers, many have expected the Dodgers star to concentrate exclusively on one or the other at some point in his career.

The 32-page book, which Ohtani co-authored with Michael Blank, is titled “Decoy Saves Opening Day” and will be released in February. Ohtani hopes to use the book’s sales to support animal rescue

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani announced his new children’s book, Decoy Saves Opening Day, on Instagram. The story is centered around his dog, Decoy.

Add some whimsy to your decor with FOCO’s Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Dodgers Boys Of Summer Tiki Bobblehead. This beach-inspired collectible has a limited run of just 225 and is now available for preorder for $90. Limit of two per person.

Just days after the two-way star’s fifth All-Star appearance, Ohtani, 31, announced that he is coming out with a children’s book. Ohtani posted to his Instagram on Thursday that he had co-written a children’s book about his dog, Decoy.

Sunday: Milwaukee (* Jose Quintana, 6-3, 3.28 ERA) at Dodgers (* Clayton Kershaw, 4-1, 3.38 ERA), 1:10 p.m., Sportsnet LA, AM 570, KTNQ 1020

Shohei Ohtani is a batter, a pitcher and now an author. The Los Angeles Dodgers star announced on Thursday that he is publishing a children's book entitled "Decoy Saves Opening Day," centered around his dog Decoy (a.k.a. Dekopin). The book, published by Harper Collins, will be co-authored with Michael Blank, with pictures by Fanny Liem.

Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game marked the first time — and, for their sake, hopefully not the last time — that Toronto Blue Jays fans saw Vladimir Guerrero in a Midsummer Classic since he signed a 14-year,