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By Hunter Mulholland
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The Toronto Blue Jays were one of the teams reportedly in on Shohei Ohtani when the Japanese phenom hit free agency in 2023. Reports circulated from MLB Insider Jon Morosi at the time that Ohtani was on a plane headed for Toronto, presumably to sign his contract with the club. Ultimately, the two-way superstar went remained in Los Angeles, but traded in his Angels red for Dodger blue.
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Now the Dodgers and the Blue Jays are gearing up for Game 1 of the World Series, and Blue Jays manager John Schneider had some words about the failed signing of Ohtani two seasons ago. Per reports from Alden González of ESPN, Schneider said, " I hope he brought the hat, the Blue Jays hat he took from our meeting. And the jacket for Decoy. Give us our stuff back."
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González noted that the Blue Jays skipper said this with a smile on his face, but this sounds like a disgruntled coach who was led to believe that they were toward the top of his list, but in the end fell short of their goal of landing the biggest superstar in baseball.
After an abysmal NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies, Ohtani stepped up his game in the NLCS sweep of the Brewers. The left-handed slugger smacked three home runs and hit .357 in the series en route to winning the NLCS MVP. He wasn't only doing it at the plate; in his one start, Ohtani struck out 10, allowed no runs, and went six innings into the ballgame. If he comes into the World Series with an extra chip on his shoulder after Schneider's comments, then the world could be in store for an all-time great performance.
With the series closing in and the excitement reaching the top, Schneider adds a little extra spice to the boil as the teams make their final preparations before the Fall Classic begins on Friday.
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