I don't have to listen to it after Game 5, but should Toronto fans be more sarcastic? Don't you know what Ohtani means by booing

Oct 27, 2025

I don't have to listen to it after Game 5, but should Toronto fans be more sarcastic? Don't you know what Ohtani means by booing
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani shoots a superior two-run shot in the top of the seventh inning in Game 1 of the World Series. AP Yonhap News



I don't have to listen to it after Game 5, but should Toronto fans be more sarcastic? Don't you know what Ohtani means by booing
Ohtani walks to base in the top of the ninth inning of Game 1 of the World Series and laughs while talking with first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. during a review of the first-base check safety. AP Yonhap News
Game 5 of the World Series between the LA Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays will be held unconditionally.

The two teams exchanged one win each in the first and second games at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. Now, Games 3 to 5 will be held at LA Dodger Stadium, and tickets for Game 5 are sold out.

However, unless one team sweeps in the three consecutive games, the series will be played after Game 6. In other words, the Dodgers are more likely to have to go on an away trip to the Rogers Center. Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who holds the key to the direction of the series, could face another unwelcome situation.




Ohtani had to listen to sarcastic comments from Toronto fans in the first game on the 25th (Korea time).

When Ohtani stepped up to the plate with two outs and a runner on the first base in the top of the ninth inning, when the Dodgers were trailing 4-11, Toronto fans said Rogers Center should leave "We don't need him!(We don't need him)," he repeatedly shouted. It is another expression of anger over his choice of the Dodgers, who seemed to sign with Toronto in the FA market two years ago.

I don't have to listen to it after Game 5, but should Toronto fans be more sarcastic? Don't you know what Ohtani means by booing
Toronto fans are shouting "We don't need him" when Shohei Ohtani comes to bat in the top of the ninth inning in Game 1 of the World Series. Photo = MLB.TV Capture
According to Toronto officials, Ohtani visited Toronto Spring Training Camp in Dunedin, Florida, and was treated warmly and received gifts such as hats, which had the nuance of signing a contract with Toronto. However, a few days later, Ohtani announced on his SNS that he had signed with the Dodgers.




In an interview on World Series Media Day on the 24th, head coach John Schneider recalled two years ago and said to Ohtani, "Ohtani would have brought the Blue Jays hat he received from us at the meeting at the time. I hope you can give it back today," he joked. In fact, it touched Ohtani's nerves, and Ohtani received it with a smile, saying, `The hat is in my garage.'

After Game 1, manager Dave Roberts said "Well, I don't think Ohtani understood the chants. I think it would have been in that situation. If it meant booing, he'd understand why he's being booed.'"But he doesn't care about that. I don't even think I'm offended. I talk about this a lot with Ohtani, and he is a person who knows how to distinguish between games and spectators well. So a man who is not shaken by such things and only does his job."

Ohtani walked a walk at the plate and walked out. In the previous at-bat, he also hit a two-run home run to the right.




Roberts said "Otani came into the batter's box, and there was such a loud noise. I'm not at bat, so I heard it. "From my point of view, Ohtani understands the meaning of the cry. However, he added, "I don't think he would have paid attention to the sound while standing at the batter's box."

I don't have to listen to it after Game 5, but should Toronto fans be more sarcastic? Don't you know what Ohtani means by booing
Coach Dave Roberts hugs Shohei Ohtani and encourages him when introducing the first player of the World Series. ImagesYonhap News
However, if this series moves on to Game 6, Ohtani will certainly hear similar types of boos at Rogers Center. Until Game 5, fans, whether Toronto has 3 wins and 2 losses or 2 wins and 3 losses, may bomb Ohtani with another slogan as a way to dampen the Dodgers' spirits.

'Pitcher' Ohtani was named the starting pitcher for Game 4 on the 29th. If Ohtani, who had the best performance ever in Game 4 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers, hits two hits and 10 strikeouts in six innings and hits three home runs, catches Game 4 with good pitching, Toronto and Toronto fans' booing could be even greater.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.