Toronto Blue Jays followers bought possibly the worst false alarm of all-time, and Drake may need performed a job in it.
Throughout Friday, there have been rumors circulating that Shohei Ohtani was touring to satisfy, and probably signal with, the Canadian ball membership.
A report from MLB Network on Friday mentioned that Ohtani’s determination was “imminent,” and shortly afterward, it caught wind on the web that there was a airplane flying to Toronto that had taken off from Anaheim, the place Ohtani had spent his earlier six seasons.

Drake got here to the protection of a fan after throwing a towel her means and inflicting a commotion within the stands. (Prince Williams/Wireimage/Getty Images)
MLB Network then reported that Ohtani was, in reality, on his technique to Toronto, which bought Blue Jays followers hyped.
One of these Blue Jays followers was rapper Drake, who took to his Instagram story to both persuade Ohtani to signal with the Jays or have fun him presumably already doing so.
The Toronto-based artist posted a photograph to his Instagram story of him strolling up a set of stairs in Ohtani’s 2023 All-Star Game jersey.
The rapper has typically been the butt of jokes that he’s a curse. Often after assembly athletes, their groups lose, notably the 2016 Golden State Warriors and Alabama Crimson Tide within the 2019 nationwide championship. Most of the jokes have been put to relaxation since his hometown Toronto Raptors gained the NBA Finals in 2019, however they’re going to be again up and operating after this.
That’s as a result of Blue Jays followers have been let down on Saturday afternoon, when Ohtani signed a record-shattering $700 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Drake additionally positioned an $850,000 wager on Logan Paul to knock out Dillon Danis again in October, however Paul truly gained by disqualification.

Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani bats towards the Detroit Tigers within the first inning throughout the first baseball sport of a doubleheader, Thursday, July 27, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Thousands of individuals wound up trying to find the viral flight on-line, patiently ready for what they thought was Ohtani’s arrival within the 4 p.m. hour. However, it was truly Canadian businessman and “Shark Tank” investor Robert Herjavec and his household on the flight.
MLB Network referred to as the studies that Ohtani was en path to Toronto “inaccurate” and regretted the “mistake.”
The 10-year pact for Ohtani is a file for North American sports activities by a large margin. Patrick Mahomes’ $450 million was the earlier file (though not all of it’s assured), and Ohtani shattered his former teammate Mike Trout’s then-MLB file of $426 million (all of that’s).
Ohtani simply gained his second unanimous MVP in three seasons. (He would have gained in 2022 additionally, had it not been for Aaron Judge’s record-breaking 62-homer season the place he was in a Triple Crown race.)

Los Angeles Angels beginning pitcher Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hanging out Houston Astros’ J.J. Matijevic to finish the highest of the sixth inning of a baseball sport on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Anaheim, California. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
At the plate, Ohtani led the majors in 2023 with a .654 slugging proportion and 1.066 OPS; his .412 on-base proportion was second; his 44 homers have been fourth; and his .304 common was ranked ninth.
Ohtani was additionally sensible on the mound, going 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA and 167 strikeouts in 132 innings pitched. Among pitchers who threw 130.0 innings, his ERA was the ninth-lowest in MLB, and his Okay/9 was sixth. Among AL pitchers with that variety of innings, he ranked fifth and third, respectively. His 10.0 WAR, by far, led the majors; Mookie Betts, who’s now Ohtani’s teammate, ranked second with 8.3.
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