Blue Jays, Shohei Ohtani and Schneider
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For John Schneider, facing Shohei Ohtani is an entirely different proposition, a sentiment he conveyed when comparing the challenge to playing against Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge to reach the World Series.
The Toronto Blue Jays were in the mix on superstar Shohei Ohtani before he eventually chose the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency two offseasons ago.
Before signing a $700 million contract with the Dodgers, the then-free agent met with Toronto officials, including Manager John Schneider, in December 2023 and received a few trinkets.
John Schneider reminisces about when Toronto came close to signing Shohei Ohtani and Ohtani jokes that he still has a Blue Jays hat in his garage
Shohei Ohtani struck out in his first World Series at-bat as Toronto fans booed the Dodgers star who visited the Blue Jays before signing elsewhere.
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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