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.

Dodgers players Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto talk at their first press conference for the Dodgers/Cubs games being played in Tokyo, Japan. Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times.