The Los Angeles Dodgers may have a secret weapon when it comes to recruiting the best free agents: Shohei Ohtani's beloved dog Decoy. During an appearance on the Foul Territory podcast on Monday, Los Angeles star Freddie Freeman revealed that Ohtani's dog was present during meetings between then-amateur international free agent Roki Sasaki and Dodgers players.

The Dodgers made vast improvements to an already excellent roster and Freddie Freeman explains how they convinced Roki Sasaki to come to LA.

Mookie Betts homered in the Dodgers win over the Reds. Will Smith left in the fourth inning shortly after getting hit in the left knee by a pitch, and Shohei Ohtani fouled a ball off his left foot but stayed in the game to finish that at-bat.