US EditionShohei Ohtani Follows Historic 2-Way Show with World Series Homer, but Dodgers Routed by Jays
Ohtani’s two-run homer helped the Dodgers sweep the Blue Jays in the 2024 World Series after he chose to remain with Los Angeles during free agency.
- Trailing 11-2 in the seventh on Friday, Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run homer to right off Braydon Fisher, but Los Angeles lost 11-4 after their pitchers faltered.
- During free agency, John Schneider said `When we met with him, you felt good about it, and you felt good about the feedback he was giving about our organization and an opportunity here,` after Ohtani visited Toronto as a finalist on Dec. 4, 2023, but stayed with the Dodgers.
- Ohtani returned from elbow surgery this season, hitting.282 with 55 homers, 102 RBIs and 20 steals while pitching 14 starts with a 2.87 ERA for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Toronto Blue Jays fans booed Shohei Ohtani during pregame introductions and chanted that they didn’t need him, while he missed an earlier two-out, bases-loaded groundout in Game 1.
- His free agency drew intense attention, with the Blue Jays falling short as Shohei Ohtani won the World Series and National League MVP, aiming for another MVP in 2025.
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Shohei Ohtani follows historic 2-way show with World Series homer, but Dodgers routed by Jays
Shohei Ohtani followed his two-way show for the ages with a homer in the Dodgers’ World Series opener, but he also grounded out with the bases loaded in Los Angeles’ 11-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Blue Jays beat Dodgers in World Series Game 1, Shohei Ohtani hits first career Fall Classic homer
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in World Series Game 1 on Friday, highlighted by a nine-run sixth inning and Addison Barger's historic grand slam.
Shohei Ohtani receives a harsh chant from Blue Jays fans during Game 1
Toronto Blue Jays fans decided to rub it in a bit for Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. The Blue Jays were victorious in Game 1 of their World Series matchup against the Dodgers, winning by a lopsided final score of 11-4. Playing in front of their raucous home crowd at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ont., the Blue Jays rode a history-making grand slam by Addison Barger in the sixth inning that blew the game open. In the closing sta…
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