Shohei Ohtani Responds To Blue Jays Manager John Schneider's Playful Request

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While nan Blue Jays missed retired connected designated hitter and pitcher Shohei Ohtani's services successful free agency, they received rather nan consolation prize: an American League pennant conscionable 2 years later.

With Toronto basking successful its convention title and looking guardant to nan World Series, nan Blue Jays were capable to laughter a spot astir nan saga Thursday up of Game 1 against Ohtani's Dodgers. Toronto head John Schneider jokingly suggested Ohtani springiness backmost nan souvenirs nan Blue Jays tried to enlistee him with, and Ohtani offered up a humorous consequence successful return.

"It's successful my garage," Ohtani chuckled to reporters via TSN, referring to a chapeau Toronto talented him.

Speaking done an interpreter, Ohtani offered thing but praise for nan Blue Jays.

"I really had a awesome clip getting to cognize them arsenic an full organization, and nan belief I sewage is like, they're very apical class," Ohtani said. "Awesome people. And truthful nan condition that we get to play against them, against that superb organization, is thing I'm really looking guardant to."

The early Hall of Famer has had small problem pinch Toronto successful nan past; successful 121 profession at-bats against nan Blue Jays, he's slashing .314/.435/.719 pinch 11 location runs and 27 RBIs.