MLB Fans Sweat It Out on Social Media as Shohei Ohtani Rumors Swirl
Shohei Ohtani appears close to making a decision on where he will play next, with the Dodgers and Blue Jays the two reported favorites. However, in the meantime, fans around the baseball world are trying to control their emotions amid Ohtani’s secrecy.
Whether it’s Blue Jays fans, Dodgers fans or just general baseball fans, everyone wants to know where the two-time MVP will sign. That means, with rumors swirling, fans are anxiously posting on social media as a way to cope with the uncertainty.
To wit, fans had jokes regarding when Ohtani will sign and where he will sign. Others seemed to simply be posting through the anxiousness.
Here are some of the best reactions from social media:
Us watching the feed like ... pic.twitter.com/dyrGSw1cvs
— MLB (@MLB) December 8, 2023
Anyone else? ???? pic.twitter.com/RnNpmsJMUh
— Cut4 (@Cut4) December 8, 2023
If you’re in line to sign the biggest FA ever STAY IN LINE
— Robert Orr (official) (@NotTheBobbyOrr) December 8, 2023
I'm hearing that the Ohtani decision will be delayed several hours because he is attending a scouts dinner at the moment
— Craig Goldstein (@cdgoldstein) December 8, 2023
I’ve refreshed my twitter feed so many times today trying to see where Ohtani is going to sign lol.
— Alex Wood (@Awood45) December 8, 2023
The Shohei Ohtani rumors are at an all-time peak pic.twitter.com/oyxSMuh6HK
— Brent Maguire (@bmags94) December 8, 2023
Shohei Ohtani has the potential to do the funniest thing of all time pic.twitter.com/kYTMao5xBP
— OLIVIA witherite⁷ (@Oliviawitherite) December 8, 2023
Blue Jays fans waiting for more Ohtani reports to come out pic.twitter.com/pKKoAfOtKF
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) December 8, 2023
Clearly Ohtani watches Game of Thrones and told different people in his camp he was going to different places so he could see who he could trust with his privacy. The Blue Jays JP Hoornstra source is THE RAT
— David Rosenthal (@_therealdrose) December 8, 2023
(it’s over we’re done he’s clearly going there)
i can't take this anymore someone please report the ohtani signing
— Jordan Cicchelli ???? (@jordancicchelli) December 8, 2023
Every major sports signing ever:
— Patrick Daugherty (@RotoPat) December 8, 2023
-Sort of weird source breaks the news
-15 minutes later the “credible” sources say not official
-32 minutes after that: Official via one of the three biggest reporters
Sources have told me that Shōhei Ohtani will be singing in Toronto this season, not signing. He is a big Christmas caroler and Toronto is a premier caroling destination. Unclear if this has any influence on his decision on where to play, but no decision has been made on that.
— Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) December 8, 2023
Ohtani intentionally has kept this entire free agency process a secret, which has only ramped up anticipation over any report regarding his free agency. While the two-way superstar appears close to a decision, fans are on the edges of their seats to see who wins the sweepstakes.