Shohei Ohtani Silences Boos From Blue Jays Fans With Monster Home Run

Toronto Blue Jays fans found themselves on the losing end of one of baseball's most closely watched free-agent sagas this past offseason.

Speculation connecting designated hitter and pitcher Shohei Ohtani to the Blue Jays abounded. Drake got involved. Memorably, MLB Network's Jon Morosi incorrectly reported that Ohtani was on a flight to Toronto on Dec. 8—for which he later had to apologize.

When Ohtani agreed to a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto fans were understandably upset. On Friday, the Dodgers' first game against the Blue Jays since December's events, Toronto fans at Rogers Centre let him have it ahead of his first at-bat.

Shohei Ohtani had gotten a lot of cheers from the crowd in his past trips to Toronto

Not anymore apparently pic.twitter.com/M0oikMlV0D

— Jack Harris (@ByJackHarris) April 26, 2024

Ohtani casually replied with a long home run to deep right field, staking Los Angeles to a 1–0 lead.

Shohei Ohtani goes deep in Toronto! pic.twitter.com/qS6ZeAdAc1

— MLB (@MLB) April 26, 2024

For all the tumult in Ohtani's life off the field this year, his play has not suffered. The two-time AL MVP is slashing .358/.419/.670 with six home runs and 16 RBIs.