Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani ready for trip to Toronto – this time


by @sbsun

@sbsun— After false reports that he was signing with the Blue Jays last winter, Ohtani will head to Toronto this weekend off to a hot start with the Dodgers.

Dodgers Nation—Shohei Ohtani Out of Dodgers' Lineup for First Time This Season Wednesday vs Diamondbacks. Shohei Ohtani is out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for the first time this season on Wednesday in the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ohtani is being replaced by Will Smith at the designated hitter position, with Austin Barnes catching. Arizona has the left-handed Jordan Montgomery on the mound, but Ohtani is 2-for-6 in his career against Montgomery with a double — Ohtani was also in the starting lineup on Tuesday with Montgomery on the mound, before a 115-minute bee...

Los Angeles Times—Shohei Ohtani gets booed by Toronto fans, then smacks a homer to spark Dodgers' win. The boos rained down before Shohei Ohtani’s name even was announced. They only got louder as he trotted around the bases. Back in December, Blue Jays fans thought they were about to win Ohtani’s free-agent sweepstakes — teased by online reports that the two-way star was flying to Toronto and likely to sign with the Canadian club. Instead, the social media rumors ultimately were debunked. The internet sleuths tracking his supposed private jet turned out to be wrong. And a day after his infamous...

KEYT—Shohei Ohtani responds to Toronto boos by hitting 7th homer as the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 12-2. By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani responded to boos from the Toronto crowd by hitting his seventh home run, Max Muncy and Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games with a 12-2 rout of the Blue Jays on Friday night. Smith