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Shohei Ohtani celebrates NL West title with decoy and champagne

Shohei Ohtani punched his ticket to the playoffs for the first time in his career … and the Japanese superstar celebrated like that on Thursday – celebrating the moment after winning the NL West championship with his Dodger teammates, his wife and his sweet puppy.

Los Angeles secured its 11th division title in 12 seasons after a 7-2 victory over the San Diego Padres … and after taking some family selfies Mamiko and Decoy, it was time to take an alcohol shower with the troops.

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It was the first locker room party of Ohtani's career — he never participated in the postseason during his six seasons with the Angels — so of course he committed a party foul by not wearing goggles at the boozy bash.


Ohtani told reporters that this left his eyes a little stinging… but he didn't seem to mind as he said he hoped to pop more bottles of champagne in the future.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts even joked that Ohtani will “smell like a brewery next week” … but this celebratory cologne is exactly what he signed up for when he joined the franchise this past offseason.

It's been a crazy season for the $700 million man – he became the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season… and now he's set to make his debut in October.

Drink lots of water, Shohei!!

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