You said you didn't need Toronto, but Ohtani, who suffered at home, didn't budge and prepared for Game 4

Oct 27, 2025

LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani is interviewing at Dodger Stadium on the 27th (Korea time). UPI Yonhap News

As expected, the presence of a superstar who plays both pitching and hitting is different.

The fact that Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani was booed by Toroto Blue Jays fans in Game 1 and 2 of the World Series has been a hot topic in the Major League for several days.

In the first game held at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 25th (Korea time), Ohtani had to suffer from boos and sneering from Toronto fans whenever he entered the batter's box. The highlight was Ohtani's last at-bat in the top of the ninth inning when the Dodgers were trailing 4-11.

When he stepped to the plate with two outs, Toronto fans said Rogers Centre was gone "We don't need him!(We don't need him)" repeatedly booed. He was angry again about his choice of Dodgers after he seemed to sign with Toronto in the FA market two years ago.

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.

Toronto coach John Schneider is interviewing at Dodger Stadium on the 27th (Korea time), a day before Game 3 of the World Series. UPI Yonhap News

Toronto manager John Schneider recalled two years ago in an interview on World Series Media Day on the 24th 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. It actually touched Ohtani's nerves.

Dodgers players all know that this scene does not just affect Ohtani's play.

After losing Game 1, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, `I don't think Otani was trying to understand the chants. He doesn't care about that. I don't even think I'm offended. I talk about this a lot with Ohtani, and he said, "He knows how to distinguish between games and spectators well," but "Otani came to the plate (to tell you more about the situation at the time), and there was such a loud noise. I heard it because I wasn't at bat. I think Ohtani understands the meaning of the booing. But he said, "I don't think he would have cared about the sound while standing at the plate."

Otani is playing catch in the outfield at Dodger Stadium on the 27th (Korea time), two days before starting Game 4 of the World Series. AFP Yonhap News

From Ohtani's point of view, such boos are not unfamiliar. It's not something to worry about.

Then, what was the reaction of Ohtani, the person concerned.

Ohtani had an interview with local media at Dodger Stadium on the 27th, ahead of Game 3 of the World Series, and said "(The booing at the Rogers Center) was amazing." I certainly didn't want to hear that at home again"But my wife teased me if she liked the chants from the fans. I hope I don't suffer the kind of booing I got in Toronto again at home."

In other words, his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, teased her husband, Ohtani, repeatedly booing Toronto fans. In other words, the wife accepted it cheerfully like her husband.

Meanwhile, Ohtani will start Game 4 on the 29th and take charge of both pitching and hitting for the first time in the World Series.

Ohtani "You have to keep a good ball in order to get a good result. Toronto batters are a threat. So I'm in my best shape to get a good result against them."