A little under two years ago, Shoehei Ohtani joining the Toronto Blue Jays seemed almost a guarantee.<\/p>\n
Ohtani had visited the Blue Jays’ spring training facility, and had attended the same high school as then-Toronto starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. In early December, flight trackers found a private jet leaving Anaheim and headed towards Toronto. This, complemented by a report that Kikuchi had rented out an entire sushi restaurant in Toronto seemed to cement the fact that Ohtani was headed to the AL East.<\/p>\n
More news: Dodgers Insider Shreds Former Astros Outfielder for Infamous Yoshinobu Yamamoto Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n However, piece by piece the speculation quickly fell apart. The private jet wasn’t for Ohtani, but instead Canadian businessman Robert Herjavec.<\/p>\n The next day, Ohtani announced he was traveling up the I-5 to sign with the Dodgers, not across the continent to sign with the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n More news: Dave Roberts Gets Honest About Blue Jays Fans Booing Shohei Ohtani<\/a><\/p>\n Blue Jays fans expressed that they hadn’t forgotten about this saga in Game 1 of the World Series, as they chanted “we don’t need you” during Ohtani’s final at-bat of the Dodgers’ 11-4 loss. In Game 2, the chants continued \u2014 although this time Ohtani got the last laugh as the Dodgers evened the series with a 5-1 win.<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, the rarely-controversial Ohtani joked about the chants after the game.<\/p>\n