Why didn't Shohei Ohtani sign with Blue Jays? Revisiting the airplane saga before record 2024 contract originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. On Dec. 8, 2023, Shohei Ohtani embarked on the greatest flight never taken.

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.

An ailing Ohtani was a shell of himself in last year's World Series. This time, he's coming off a game for the ages.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting ready for the World Series, and Shohei Ohtani is once again playing a huge role.

While the Blue Jays missed out on designated hitter and pitcher Shohei Ohtani's services in free agency, they received quite the consolation prize: an American League pennant just two years later. With Toronto basking in its league championship and looking forward to the World Series,

The 2025 MLB postseason has turned into a showcase of baseball’s biggest global stars. Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Los Angeles’ Shohei Ohtani. As the Blue Jays and Dodgers chase a World Series title,

The 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays isn’t just a clash of baseball powerhouses—it’s a playground for bettors, dreamers, and the baseball romantics who see every pitch as a pulse in October.

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani revealed the reasoning for his sudden change in the postseason.