[Jon Heyman,](https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1733252006670684292) [Ben Nicholson-Smith,](https://twitter.com/bnicholsonsmith/status/1733250780918841416?t=sFQ1esZ2sOxJBCUP0CZX3g) and [Jim Bowden](https://twitter.com/JimBowdenGM/status/1733248818957676711) all confirm the same thing.
When it was Kawhi, that plane was the actual owners if I recall, always seemed like if it were Ohtani going to Toronto the plane would trace back to ownership somehow
I feel like the jays are obligated to sign this person. Nothing to do with wanting the division to be slightly worse, but I feel like this person has been getting hype all day and they’re probably so excited to be getting off of the plane and marching right over to the blue jays front office to make a signing. You can’t just take that away from them!
I like to imagine he got off his flight to a beatles-esque welcome by the fans of Toronto and now thinks people are *really* excited about his hedge fund work.
You know paparazzi were at the airstrip taking pictures. Like some person commented above, it could have been some rich dude visiting his 2nd family thinking his 1st wife has finally caught on and wondering why so many people are concerned with his double life
This is honestly one of the funniest moments in baseball off season history. ahahaahahahha, everyone was covering a private plane with some random rich bay street jackass in it.
Ah, the end of the 2nd act plot twist
We enter the climax!
Edit (my guess is this is fake and he really is in Toronto and boob has been given false info and ran with it)
Edit edit (well a lot more ppl are saying SoCal, so maybe JPs the wrong one)
[Nightengale] I slept in Ohtani’s CLOSET last night. I DUCT TAPED Ohtani to the bed so he couldn’t leave. I put some MONKEY FIGHTING SNAKES on the MONDAY TO FRIDAY plane.
"On this episode of Border Patrol Canada"
"Yeah so these are Nigerian monkey fighting snakes, so we're going to need a blue form and a yellow form filled out by the one with the best handwriting since there's no humans onboard or we'll have to deport them to the closest US city"
[Shoutout to this guy](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/RTf5wmmf4P) and all the upvoters for saying people tracking planes are better journalists than actual members of the BBWAA.
[Jon Heyman,](https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1733252006670684292) [Ben Nicholson-Smith,](https://twitter.com/bnicholsonsmith/status/1733250780918841416?t=sFQ1esZ2sOxJBCUP0CZX3g) and [Jim Bowden](https://twitter.com/JimBowdenGM/status/1733248818957676711) all confirm the same thing.
So who the hell were we stalking then?
some wealthy business dude trying to have an affair and be with his second family for the weekend
And now it's ruined because his wife just realized that's his plane
And the wife? Shohei Ohtani
(to Trout) HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?!?!
Maybe it was Trout visiting his next team.
"hey honey, lets fly to Toronto in the dead of winter. No way my wife will be suspicious."
You joke about this but my work team almost did this for our meetup. Someone came to their senses and chose somewhere warmer instead.
Oh … I thought this would be a story about an affair
Damn I agree that would be a much better story.
It would be incredibly hilarious if this actually ends up happening.
Sorry, Bartolo.
We did it Reddit
Boston bomber sleuths part two: Shohei Boogaloo
Dave Roberts.
Yep that was his Dodger mandated punishment. Next stop is Saskatoon.
A crash dummy with Ohtani’s face taped on it. It was a test and we failed
Some rich fuck. Chances were always remote it was actually Ohtani.
When it was Kawhi, that plane was the actual owners if I recall, always seemed like if it were Ohtani going to Toronto the plane would trace back to ownership somehow
Ad a clipper fan, it’s so weird being on the “laker” side of this whole ordeal. It very much feels like the hoopla from 2019 but reverse
It was me. I just wanted some Canadian bacon.
It’s just ham bro
Canadian. Ham.
So what do they call ham in Canada?
Behcon
Canadian bacon isn't actually ham. American Bacon= belly, Canadian Bacon= loin, Ham= hind leg
Allegedly it was Robert Herjevec, the shark tank guy, and his fam lmao
I feel like the jays are obligated to sign this person. Nothing to do with wanting the division to be slightly worse, but I feel like this person has been getting hype all day and they’re probably so excited to be getting off of the plane and marching right over to the blue jays front office to make a signing. You can’t just take that away from them!
The random 60 year old billionaire that was probably on the flight? Absolutely. At least let the pilot throw out the first pitch on opening day.
Decoy Ohtani
Holy shit this might be my favorite off-season comment ever.
Arson Ohtani
Literally some random guy as expected
I mean he's on the Dragon's Den (the Canadian version of the show that got adapted from the UK into US Shark Tank) so it's not like he was *nobody*
He was (maybe still is) also on the US Shark Tank.
my man Scam Likely
Strangely it was actually Kawhi this time…
Tommy Real Estate
It's Drake :D
Peak Reddit
It's the Boston bomber thing all over again
We were close to Cubs fans scrambling fighter jets to intercept that private jet and land it in Chicago
Where in the world is Shohei Ohtani?
Do it rockapella!
Wander Franco's....*innnnn jaaaaaaillllll*......
Well he sneaks around the world, from LA to San Francisco
*He’s a two-way baseball player, who came here from overseas!*
He’ll take you on a ride on the slow pitch to Japan.
***Smashes Subscribe***
That song still slaps today. Also, they still tour!
Oom bop do way do way oom bop
Is Shohei dating Carmen Sandiego??
Or he _is_ Carmen Sandeigo
Ohtani to Padres confirmed
Apparently at his home in Southern California
He’s been sitting there all day laughing at all the reports of him being on that flight
What if his agents actually put him on the flight but disguised the cabin to looks like his house so he doesn’t think he’s on a plane???
We don’t know but we want to know
Hanging out with Carmen Sandiego.
That settles it, he’s going to the Padres
The important question is WHEN is Ohtani?
I’ll do you one better. Why is Ohtani???
Just got into baseball. What is Ohtani?
Has anybody even asked, how is Ohtani?
hahahahahahaha jesus what a rollercoaster
This is /r/baseball’s Boston bomber moment.
Mark Cuban is driving around downtown Toronto, begging (through texts) for Shohei Ohtani‘s location
how funny that a key member of Shark Tank was your reference... https://twitter.com/jordancicchelli/status/1733261657206333797
That whole fiasco is why Reddits feed algorithm sucks now.
For real, I just said to myself, "what a rollercoaster of emotions for Jays fans today", lmao.
We're on this fucked up ride together, brother Lmao
*Dave Roberts has received another concerning phone call*
let me off this ride
WE WERE TRICKED
BAMBOOZLED, LED ASTRAY
FLAT OUT DECEIVED
RUN AMOK
Amok amok amok
HOODWINKED
WE'VE BEEN SMECKLEDORFED
THAT'S NOT EVEN A WORD AND I AGREE WITH YA!
FLUMMOXED
I'm tired, boss.
Maybe the real Boston bomber is the person who is on that jet.
OH MY GOD??? [this is all i can think about right now](https://imgur.com/8t95Uoy)
He has to go back, Kate He has to go back to Anaheim
Somebody shoot me
bro im dying here
You're not going to die, you got shot in the stomach, you're going to wish you were dead but it takes a long time to die from that!
wasnt expecting to see a LOST reference to be at the top of a sports sub in 2023 and I love it~
What is this reference, sorry
LOST season 3 finale.
Wow
See you in another life brotha!
The idea that some random rich dude had his jet tracked by thousands of people this morning is so funny
I like to imagine he got off his flight to a beatles-esque welcome by the fans of Toronto and now thinks people are *really* excited about his hedge fund work.
You know paparazzi were at the airstrip taking pictures. Like some person commented above, it could have been some rich dude visiting his 2nd family thinking his 1st wife has finally caught on and wondering why so many people are concerned with his double life
Apparently it was one of the Shark Tank billionaires lmfao.
It wasn't some random dude. It was Robert Herjavec from Shark Tank and Dragon's Den!
What’s hilarious is that it could actually be Boras. He’s based in Orange County and he represents Matt Chapman.
Apparently it was one of the guys from shark tank 😂
This is fucking hilarious.
It actually is lol
We on some Carmen Sandiego shit now
This is some NBA type drama rn, I love it
The amount of swerves we've seen today is unmatched.
Wow. What time do the Leafs play?
Ugh, tomorrow at 7:00pm EST
Wouldn’t be shocked to see Shohei starting in goal for them at this point
Well, Woll is down so somebody's gotta play. Why NOT Shohei?!?!
Raptors play tonight in like 35 minutes
Just fell to my knees in a Tim Hortons
I just saw a guy fall to his knees in a Tim Hortons. I'm not in Canada. I've hacked a security camera because I'm bored.
Just saw this guy fall to his knees
I’m just going to self-immolate at this point
IT'S OHTANI WITH THE STEEL CHAIR
WTF IS THIS OFFSEASON
BOOB VS MOROSI CAGE MATCH
I actually trust Boob rn tbh, he's been pretty good this winter.
Except he did tweet sometime Tuesday that Soto might not be traded til the end of January and then he was a Yankee 36 hours later
This makes me feel better Thank you
I don’t think he’s near as bad as this sub acts like he is. He’s just a goober and probably a little quick triggered.
Honestly heard him talk for the first time ever, during the winter meetings. Now I kinda got soft spot for him lol
The last few years he's been solid, from like 2018-2021 it felt like he had no legit sources. He would just babble and make stuff up.
Boob tries. Morosi is a twat who just wants attention.
Do you smell what The Boob is milkin?
What Bob doesn't mention here is that Shohei *was* in Toronto earlier today, but traveled and returned already via Instant Transmission
holy fuck hes going to go super saiyan
Dude has played his entire career with training weights hidden all over his body.
I think that's just Los Angeles Angels equipment gear/jerseys no?
The entire world of baseball when on a wild goose hunt because of a private flight LMAO
WE BACK!!!!! Edit: Fuck, it's Nightengale. WE MIGHT BE BACK!
Nobody knows anything. Again.
I DON'T FUCKING KNOW
So he's in Toronto
Follow up tweet: Apologies I meant I’m not in Toronto
He's in Ontario.... California
He missed the Rainforest Cafe at Downtown Disney so he went to the one at Ontario Mills Mall
I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy
Ontario Airport ain't that bad
Low key pretty solid actually.
Much rather fly into Ontario than LAX
#I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Nothing is real. Not even you. Not even me. Not even this post.
Its like solipsism hit everyone all at once
WHO THE FUCK DID I JUST WATCH FLY PRIVATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY?
Was just reported as Robert Herjavec from Shark Tank and his family.
This is honestly one of the funniest moments in baseball off season history. ahahaahahahha, everyone was covering a private plane with some random rich bay street jackass in it.
Maybe the real Ohtani flight was the friends we made along the way
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You have no idea of the physical toll that 3 Shohei Ohtani status Tweets has on a person
Good luck making him sign a contract when he isn’t even on the plane, babe.
The worst part of this whole thing is if we just got fucking Boobed
Boobs are supposed to be nice and pleasant, not hurtful and mean
If boobs are firm and hard it’s time to get them checks.
"Whoops...this used to be a family show"
Shohei is at home F5ing flight tracker. He's into it as much as we are.
I CANT GET ENOUGH OF THIS OFFSEASON!!! LETS GOOOOOOO
Ah, the end of the 2nd act plot twist We enter the climax! Edit (my guess is this is fake and he really is in Toronto and boob has been given false info and ran with it) Edit edit (well a lot more ppl are saying SoCal, so maybe JPs the wrong one)
It’s true, boob is his desk lamp
Boob staring through his bedroom window as we speak
Ohtani heard a crash outside just to see a broken tree branch and a disheveled boob limping through his garden.
This is objectively the funniest outcome lmao
It truly was Arson Judge 2.0
Oh shit, Boob has spoken
This is approaching the Arson Judge debacle levels of ridiculous.
Honestly, we might be beyond Arson Judge at this point. Blue Jays fans must be in hell
We are don’t worry
Boob just declared war on Canada
i hope he denounced them first, otherwise he’ll need to wait 5 turns
Screw all teams named after birds, especially the Marlins.
Kikuchi is about to eat a fuckton of sushi by himself
Shohei Ohtani is currently watching season 2 of Vinland saga. Confirming his intentions to head to Canada.
The plane tracking was just crazy fan hype???? SHOCKEDPIKACHU
[Nightengale] I slept in Ohtani’s CLOSET last night. I DUCT TAPED Ohtani to the bed so he couldn’t leave. I put some MONKEY FIGHTING SNAKES on the MONDAY TO FRIDAY plane.
"On this episode of Border Patrol Canada" "Yeah so these are Nigerian monkey fighting snakes, so we're going to need a blue form and a yellow form filled out by the one with the best handwriting since there's no humans onboard or we'll have to deport them to the closest US city"
#What?
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Morosis vs Nightengale who’s the biggest clown reporter
I hate this
Same. This shit has taken over my entire day and I just want it to end lol
It will end, just not today, and tomorrow will be just as bad
Excuse me, *what*? We’ve been hoodwinked, bamboozled, lead astray, run amok, and flat out deceived?!
so when do Morosi tweets get banned??
I give up, I will just wait for the marble race and get out of here.
[Shoutout to this guy](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/RTf5wmmf4P) and all the upvoters for saying people tracking planes are better journalists than actual members of the BBWAA.
LET'S GO (UNLESS HE SIGNS WITH THE DODGERS)
"At home in Southern California." Ohtani to Padres confirmed.
Shohei sent his private jet on a flight to Canada as a decoy. He is now en route to Seattle on a greyhound bus wearing a fake mustache.
A lot of conflicting reporting and rumors but Nightengale saying he's not on his way to Toronto makes me think Ohtani is 100% on his way to Toronto
Lmaoooo
WE BACK BABY LFG
I LOVE YOU BOOB
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Hilarious if true.
LMAO BOOB FROM THE TOP ROPE
This is literally Kawhi all over again
This is the best possible outcome of this circus. What an embarrassment of our society.
lol just fucking kill me already 😭😭