Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani 's official social media was updated on the 27th (Japan time) with a report that the first half of the season had ended, along with a post of him going to work at the stadium with his pet dog Dekopin. Messages were posted in various languages, including Japanese, English, and Chinese, and the post had received over 300,000 likes in just nine hours.

Along with the message "First 81 games down," reporting that the first 81 games of the season have ended and the team has reached the halfway point, the team also uploaded a video showing the team's achievements in the first half of the season, including some home runs.

In the photos, Otani was holding a brown tanned leather leash and Dekopin carrying a small pet's school backpack of the same color and material as he heads to the stadium, and Dekopin wearing a blue Dodgers bandana and sitting well-behaved at the "LA" logo inside Dodger Stadium. The school backpack (sold out) is one of Tsuchiya Kaban's pet items.

The official MLB account responded to this post with a flame icon. His Dodgers teammate, pitcher Bethea, said "Let's Go!", and FOX Sports commentator Ben Verlander, a known Otani fanatic, said "MVP." There were also many comments related to Dekopin flick, such as "A photo of him commuting with Deko-chan!! So happy," "The forehead flick with Dekopin is too cute♥♥," "I wonder if there are snacks in the backpack," and "Small backpack♥" in English.