Rumors, drama squarely in the past as Ohtani, Dodgers head to Toronto
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MLB.com— This time, Shohei Ohtani is on the flight to Toronto. The Dodgers’ charter pointed north after their series in Washington wrapped on Thursday, setting up a weekend series that Blue Jays fans have had circled in red since the day Shohei Ohtani went from the next great hope of the
Deadspin—Shohei Ohtani homers again to fuel surging Dodgers past Marlins. Shohei Ohtani hit a home run for the third consecutive game and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the visiting Miami Marlins on Monday for their fifth straight win. Freddie Freeman, James Outman and Teoscar Hernandez also hit homers as the Dodgers improved to 4-0 on a six-game homestand. Los Angeles has 12 homers over its past three games and Ohtani has four in that span. Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler made his first appearance since June 2022 after undergoing elbow surgery and he showed some...
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...
Japan Today—Ohtani responds to Toronto boos by hitting 7th homer as Dodgers beat Blue Jays 12-2. 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 had four hits