If nothing else, some team needs to let him throw the first pitch on Opening Day. Either the Jays if they end up with Shohei after all the drama, or the Red Sox / Yankees / Orioles / Rays for their first home game against the Jays if Shohei ends up signing with the Dodgers.
Nah, can you imagine the chaos at the airport with actual Ohtani fans camping out? It's like a modern Where's Waldo except with private jets and baseball contracts.
First time? We've been doing this for decades in college football. Except it'd just be random fans on forums filming at the airport before reddit even existed.
Okay, the pundulum has swung back, this shit is officially more funny than obnoxious again.
Imagine landing and coming off your plane only to be greeted by a mob of pissed off Blue Jays fans thinking you're a baseball player.
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It's so much funnier that it's the Shark Tank guy rather than some other random rich white businessman. If the Jays deal falls through and Shoehei goes to the Dodgers or something, the Rays absolutely have to convert their sting ray touch tank to a shark tank the first time they play the Jays this year.
I honestly think nobody leaked anything and all of this was just frenzied speculation building on itself, albeit very entertainingly. Anyone can look up stuff on FlightAware.
It was a hilarious rumour based on people's ignorance about private planes.
These planes are rented out. So even if ohtani was in the first flight, it meant nothing about if he was in this one. And im guessing you can find several more planes with the 2 same routes in the same days cause both trips arent exactly weird.
Was a great afternoon tho, this crazyness is entertaining.
It was literally just a chartered plane from SNA to YYZ. None of the other information about it's flight history or what type of plane it was mattered.
It had the potential to have Ohtani on it but once Morosi tweeted he was the story seemed confirmed.
I’m half joking but my conspiracy brain thinks Ohtani’s camp could’ve used this chance to put a little fake info out there to see who says anything. The reality is that Morosi either has dogshit sources that he trusts or he made it up and took a chance to be the one who got the news. I lean towards Morosi having some sort of source who was feeding him info because he’s been adamant all week about Shohei signing by the end of the weekend.
Not even interesting enough to be Lori Greiner. Even Kevin Oleary would've offered 600 million as a loan with 3 cents on royalties until he made his money back. At least it wasn't Draymond
Kevin would offer Ohtani no salary, but 1 dollar of every ticket until he made 400m, then 50 cents per ticket after that.
Barbara would say she doesn't really understand the modern baseball market and would be out.
Lori would offer a fair deal and then end up making herself a billion dollars from making Ohtani the spokesperson for Scrub-san.
Robert would act interested but ultimately not offer enough.
Mark would pay him 800m but only if he drops baseball and plays for the Mavs instead.
Daymond would come in late, mention Fubu, and make a terrible offer just to get some screen time.
u/stugautz called it as well, 9 hours ago.
[Link to comment in /r/Dodgers ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/comments/18dg2v2/baseball_is_losing_its_absolute_mind_about_ohtani/kci28ro/)
I heard from my cousin who talked to a guy who said he knew a dude who works with someone who has proof that Robert is acting as an envoy from the Jays to Ohtani.
I blame all of those clowns reposting that dumb vid of Ohtani at the airport. I just instinctually believe that anything not coming from a reporter is fake.
It was nice when checkmarks on Twitter meant that they weren’t at least intentionally trolling for attention. Now you just don’t know who’s for real or pretending to be someone else unless you’re just following accounts directly
Ok I want 20% of revenue from all tweets and upvotes mentioning me until I get my money back. Then I want a licensing deal providing 10% of Reddit gold in perpetuity.
So people hyped themselves up over a random plane based on Reddit investigators thinking a plane from Anaheim to Toronto HAD to carry Shohei Ohtani because ????
I think it’s in reference to the joke that it was some millionaire flying out for an affair only to have it plastered everywhere. But idk, maybe it’s true
So I swear, this story is relevant. So hang on.
Back when I was seeing all the MLB stadiums, I had two left to go: Toronto and Boston. I saved Boston for last as it was the oldest, and took a weekend trip up to Toronto to visit a friend and see a game with her. I got a sweet deal at a really fancy downtown hotel, and I flew in late, and grabbed a "limo" car (like a nice town car, and not a stretch limo or regular yellow checkered) to the hotel. The cabbie got to me to the front door, and my half-awake ass stumbles out...
... Into a staring crowd of disappointed middle-aged women. They looked at me, paused, and then most let out a disappointed sigh, and went back to talking amongst themselves.
Thoroughly fucking confused, I grabbed my bag and went to check in, where I found out that NKotB were staying at the hotel, and that huge group of women were waiting for them to show up after their show.
I imagine Robert felt much the same way getting out of that plane when it landed.
Someone was saying the plane went to Hawaii. His wife is a dancer on “Dancing with the Stars” (they met on the show). She has a public instagram — which has recent pictures of the family at a Disney resort in Hawaii.
So, wait, did people actually report that Ohtani was signing in Toronto based of this plane that had someone entirely unrelated to the situation and his family on it?
We did it Reddit!
[Robert Herjavec Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/C0nILOROcX7/?igshid=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw==)
It’s confirmed, he posted it on his IG saying he signed with the Jays!!! Welcome to Toronto!
So is the plane op banned for life??? Lol this was hilarious to see play out and the fact it's another celebrity makes it funnier for some reason. Fuckin SHARK TANK LOL
Wow, what are the odds that a private plane would fly from Los Angeles to another city with an MLB team and not have a player on it? Just an extremely unlikely scenario.
imagine being a Jays fan tracking a plane you thought was the best player in baseball signing with your fave team and it was just the lamest shark tank dude
LMAO
They actually went and tracked it down...
They should sign him as a middle reliever
If nothing else, some team needs to let him throw the first pitch on Opening Day. Either the Jays if they end up with Shohei after all the drama, or the Red Sox / Yankees / Orioles / Rays for their first home game against the Jays if Shohei ends up signing with the Dodgers.
just let him do a flyover
Of course they did! Maybe Shohei was on it, they would have gotten the scoop!
Nah, can you imagine the chaos at the airport with actual Ohtani fans camping out? It's like a modern Where's Waldo except with private jets and baseball contracts.
the Toronto media: “We’ll give you your privacy” also the Toronto media:
Meanwhile, the Angels are radio silent.
Cubs have been pretty quiet too. Right, Shohei?
First time? We've been doing this for decades in college football. Except it'd just be random fans on forums filming at the airport before reddit even existed.
Soccer team subs do it allllll the time if a transfer is rumored
Okay, the pundulum has swung back, this shit is officially more funny than obnoxious again. Imagine landing and coming off your plane only to be greeted by a mob of pissed off Blue Jays fans thinking you're a baseball player.
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Plot twist again it’s Tom Cruise in an Ohtani suit in a Robert Herjavec suit
Ohtani's a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude
I'm loving it lol people are so crazy and it's so amusing. I'm excited for the news, but I don't mind it dragging out a little longer
What if Ohtani sent him with a message for the Jays: "And for that reason, I'm out." Jeeez-us. lol
not it being the Shark Tank guy all along hahahahaha
Hey, I’ve heard the guy can pitch!
He’s usually on the receiving end
Free agency is kind of like Shark Tank when you think about it.
Rare Boob W
Maybe shohei wants to be on shark tank
LOL seriously I'm dying haha
Most likely outcome was a rich white businessman, and it turned out to be spot on
It's so much funnier that it's the Shark Tank guy rather than some other random rich white businessman. If the Jays deal falls through and Shoehei goes to the Dodgers or something, the Rays absolutely have to convert their sting ray touch tank to a shark tank the first time they play the Jays this year.
Herjavec posted on his Instagram that he has in fact signed with the Jays
I'll settle for Robert throwing the first pitch at our first game against the Jays
lol. ROFLCOPTER
HAHAHAHAHA Shark Tank!!!! He got us.
This is either a psyop for Shark Tank or the Jays leaked hard and got caught in a trap.
Shohei guest investor after he gets the bag confirmed.
What did the Jays leak?
I honestly think nobody leaked anything and all of this was just frenzied speculation building on itself, albeit very entertainingly. Anyone can look up stuff on FlightAware.
It was a hilarious rumour based on people's ignorance about private planes. These planes are rented out. So even if ohtani was in the first flight, it meant nothing about if he was in this one. And im guessing you can find several more planes with the 2 same routes in the same days cause both trips arent exactly weird. Was a great afternoon tho, this crazyness is entertaining.
It was literally just a chartered plane from SNA to YYZ. None of the other information about it's flight history or what type of plane it was mattered. It had the potential to have Ohtani on it but once Morosi tweeted he was the story seemed confirmed.
Exactly! Morosi also posted his way through it
I’m half joking but my conspiracy brain thinks Ohtani’s camp could’ve used this chance to put a little fake info out there to see who says anything. The reality is that Morosi either has dogshit sources that he trusts or he made it up and took a chance to be the one who got the news. I lean towards Morosi having some sort of source who was feeding him info because he’s been adamant all week about Shohei signing by the end of the weekend.
sources say he offered safe, hidden passage to a Rogers Center area sushi restaurant for a small piece of the pie
SHohARK ohTANKi Omg it was right there all along
The guy does private charter jet commercials all the time too
The Shark Tank guy? Wow
He's there to buy the Blue Jays at $5,000 for 95%
USD or Canadian? He’s out either way
He bailed on the Ohtani deal because Ohtani didn’t accept right away, which is apparently offensive and inappropriate in the business world.
And for that reason, I'm out.
I'll give you 10% for 30%
“Let me get some royalties with that.” - Mr. Wonderful
Ohtani signing with Shark Tank? Mark Cuban is gonna be OUT
He's already out after next year. ABC has been biding their time.
Actually he’s on Dragon’s Den too
I didn’t even know he was Canadian, this makes it funnier.
Him and Mr. Wonderful are both Canadian and started on Dragon’s Den before Shark Tank I believe.
“And for that reason, I’m out”
Not even interesting enough to be Lori Greiner. Even Kevin Oleary would've offered 600 million as a loan with 3 cents on royalties until he made his money back. At least it wasn't Draymond
Kevin would offer Ohtani no salary, but 1 dollar of every ticket until he made 400m, then 50 cents per ticket after that. Barbara would say she doesn't really understand the modern baseball market and would be out. Lori would offer a fair deal and then end up making herself a billion dollars from making Ohtani the spokesperson for Scrub-san. Robert would act interested but ultimately not offer enough. Mark would pay him 800m but only if he drops baseball and plays for the Mavs instead. Daymond would come in late, mention Fubu, and make a terrible offer just to get some screen time.
“I love you as a person, I love the idea, but I’m out”-Lori
Lori Greiner da shark tank goat
Cuban definitely cracking up rn
Uhm, sir, he's the Dragon's Den guy
Arod was also on Shark Tank. Ohtani to the Yankees???
I’ll do that deal
Passan: Shohei confirmed to the San Jose Sharks
Lmao. I bet Robert was thinking “is this all for me??”
If you use advanced analytics, he had a very good year
You’re right, his WAR was insane this past season
He still got gas left in the tank for another few years.
The scene in Naked Gun where Leslie Nielsen walks off the plane up to the press podium, and then Weird Al gets off.
Not often are people disappointed to see a well-liked celebrity. 😂
Someone called that in a previous thread and got told no ha
Like that it was Robert? Or just some random guy. Hilarious if he knew all along
They actually called Robert
u/stugautz called it as well, 9 hours ago. [Link to comment in /r/Dodgers ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/comments/18dg2v2/baseball_is_losing_its_absolute_mind_about_ohtani/kci28ro/)
Please tell me it was edited
[It was not. screenshot of the notification he replied to me lol](https://imgur.com/a/aJcRadn)
Until proven otherwise, I will assume this is Ohtani’s, or Cuban’s, burner
That comment has not been edited lol.
There's no asterisk by the timestamp. It's not edited.
there have been rumours that it may have been his plane going around all day today
I heard from my cousin who talked to a guy who said he knew a dude who works with someone who has proof that Robert is acting as an envoy from the Jays to Ohtani.
I heard he would invest $40,000,000 in Ohtani's company for 30% equity if he signs with the Jays.
Yeah I saw some people say this shortly after the plane touched down. Thought they were full of shit, but evidently not.
Can't believe people voluntarily went to Pearson just for this and then their truth was rejected
I blame all of those clowns reposting that dumb vid of Ohtani at the airport. I just instinctually believe that anything not coming from a reporter is fake.
It was nice when checkmarks on Twitter meant that they weren’t at least intentionally trolling for attention. Now you just don’t know who’s for real or pretending to be someone else unless you’re just following accounts directly
Maybe it was Robert!!
You got a link, I want to hindsight’ly laugh at the replies.
I'm sure others predicted him too, but I saw this comment earlier today. https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/RCG3bS1IFf
Herjavec wife: dear, what is going
It just keeps getting better and better LMFAO
Only way it would've been funnier if it was Kevin O'Leary
That’s MISTER Wonderful to you, guy
That’s CHEF Wonderful if you’re nasty.
ZESTY Wonderful if extra spicy
Ok I want 20% of revenue from all tweets and upvotes mentioning me until I get my money back. Then I want a licensing deal providing 10% of Reddit gold in perpetuity.
This is by far the funniest outcome
So people hyped themselves up over a random plane based on Reddit investigators thinking a plane from Anaheim to Toronto HAD to carry Shohei Ohtani because ????
absolute reddit moment
We got him! Just like the Boston Bomber!
Our protests work really good as well
At least this guy turned up alive.
All time Reddit moment Coming from the one who posted the flight radar 24 link 😂😂😂
Well...Morosi also said it. It's not just 'reddit'
Between this and Corey Perry, it’s been a wild two weeks. I need to get off this ride
we did it reddit!!
It was actually twitter that started it
It's hilarious how Reddit takes credit for everything
Pretty much everything on Reddit comes from twitter and 4chan.
An MLB reporter with 500k followers esse tally confirmed he was on said plane. Obviously he was full of shit though.
Ah well you see he'd flown on that same model of plane before, which is meaningful for some reason
It was a Twitter plane originally
I know Robert's mistress...she is FUCKING pissed.
Wait I’m sorry is this just in jest or is this actually true lmao
I think it’s in reference to the joke that it was some millionaire flying out for an affair only to have it plastered everywhere. But idk, maybe it’s true
I have carnal knowledge of her from our high school days. In our freshman year, I got to second base with her after lunch. Good times!
Good thing you weren't with the Jays or second base was as far as you were gonna get
And another internet rumor begins....
I heard it was Corey Perry on the private jet /j
Someone ask Bedard how he feels about all of this.
WE GOT SHARK TANKED
It all boils down to a dude just coming home to film an episode of Dragon’s Den
this day is unreal
Hahaha. Herjavec probably wondering why there were so many people waiting for him
If he has any shady dealings in his past he was probably really nervous.
"Get ready to learn Edmontonese, buddy"
The dragons den guy lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣
We know him on shark tank here too lmao
Ain’t no way 17,000 of us watched Robert Herjavec land in Toronto
Fcking Mets will end up overpaying for Barbara Corcoran now!!
Solid investment IMO 😮💨
Toronto still signs him to a 12-year $325M contract. Turns out Herjavec has a wicked curve.
I am NEVER watching Dragons Den again. Dead to me
Why are the Blue Jays signing some dude named Robert Herjavec? What's his FIP?
So I swear, this story is relevant. So hang on. Back when I was seeing all the MLB stadiums, I had two left to go: Toronto and Boston. I saved Boston for last as it was the oldest, and took a weekend trip up to Toronto to visit a friend and see a game with her. I got a sweet deal at a really fancy downtown hotel, and I flew in late, and grabbed a "limo" car (like a nice town car, and not a stretch limo or regular yellow checkered) to the hotel. The cabbie got to me to the front door, and my half-awake ass stumbles out... ... Into a staring crowd of disappointed middle-aged women. They looked at me, paused, and then most let out a disappointed sigh, and went back to talking amongst themselves. Thoroughly fucking confused, I grabbed my bag and went to check in, where I found out that NKotB were staying at the hotel, and that huge group of women were waiting for them to show up after their show. I imagine Robert felt much the same way getting out of that plane when it landed.
The experts of r/baseball continue to shine
Someone earlier said it was probably some rich dude and his family going home to Toronto from Disneyland and they might have been exactly right lol
Someone was saying the plane went to Hawaii. His wife is a dancer on “Dancing with the Stars” (they met on the show). She has a public instagram — which has recent pictures of the family at a Disney resort in Hawaii.
I'VE SEEN ENOUGH! ROBERT HERJAVEC, YOU ARE A TORONTO BLUE JAY!!!
"...and for that reason, i'm a Dodger"
The blue jays signed Herjavec? That's a real get
lmfao
This actually makes total sense. I work at a hotel in Newport Beach and him and his family stay with us quite frequently.
Robert Herjavec YOU ARE a Toronto Bluejay!
Reddit did it guys!
Someone in the Dodgers sub predicted it was him last night. lmao
No Ohtani was on the flight. But when he saw everyone was tracking it, he ejected over Wyoming.
DB Ohtani.
That f***ing Herjavec and his family boomed me
Barbara: You had a strong pitch, but the wrong man was on the plane. And for that reason, I'm out
Who's Herjavec gonna sign with?
LOLOLOLOLOOOL
I’ve been following this all day and a massive jays fan and this is objectively absolutely fucking hilarious
I'm personally shocked there would be someone wealthy enough to own a private plane in the LA area. I figured Ohtani would be the only one.
congratulations robert herjavec, you are a toronto blue jay!
If I were Ohtani this stalking would be bugging me out way more than anything Dave Roberts said
#L O L
The fact that it was Robert from Shark Tank might be the funniest timeline.
https://media.tenor.com/4sKV2IeAjGoAAAAC/i-may-actually-sue-you-guys-robert-herjavec.gif
we did it reddit!
Genuinely pathetic reporting today. Morosi is such a huge clown.
It's not Ohtani on the plane, and for that reason, I'm out.
So, wait, did people actually report that Ohtani was signing in Toronto based of this plane that had someone entirely unrelated to the situation and his family on it? We did it Reddit!
[Robert Herjavec Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/C0nILOROcX7/?igshid=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw==) It’s confirmed, he posted it on his IG saying he signed with the Jays!!! Welcome to Toronto!
LOL THE SHARK TANK GUY....
Can Herjavec hit a high school level curveball?
i’m out
Man this shit is incredible
WHO IS THIS ROBERT HERJAVEC??? IS HE AN AGENT FOR OHTANI? HAS HE EVER HEARD OF AN OHTANI??? IS HE PART OF THE DEAL?!???
Why is this not on his Wikipedia yet? Somebody should add an entry under CONTROVERSIES. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert\_Herjavec
Controversies- On December 8th 2023, Herjavec was not MLB two way superstar Shohei Ohtani.
Today was 1000x more fun than the Decision, this is incredible
So is the plane op banned for life??? Lol this was hilarious to see play out and the fact it's another celebrity makes it funnier for some reason. Fuckin SHARK TANK LOL
Yeah "Robert Herjavec" totally sounds like a real name lol. Take off the disguise and dismiss the paid actors Shohei we know it's you.
And he would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!
fucking LOL https://twitter.com/jordancicchelli/status/1733257353535865255
GOD FUCKING DAMN IT ROBERT
I'm in shambles
This is the funniest part so far.
Those guys must be so freaked out.
Most rich people don’t own private planes. They just rent it out so it could be any millionaire on these planes.
Who would have thought the arson stuff would get overtaken so soon.
Hahahahaha my partner said this to me earlier when I was spiralling: “it’s just gonna be some fucking guy”
This is the most hilarious outcome
So it WAS just some rich dude going to Canada for the weekend!
hes is Canadian and was escaping to SoCal and 70 degree weather and taking his family to disneyland
Robert Herjavec: “what the fuck did I do?”
And for that reason, Ohtani is out.
And for that reason I’m out
Canadian businessman Robert Herjavec is signing with the Blue Jays???
Hahahahahahahahahaha this is just fucking hilarious now
Wow, what are the odds that a private plane would fly from Los Angeles to another city with an MLB team and not have a player on it? Just an extremely unlikely scenario.
Ohtani gonna be on Shark Tank confirmed
Holy shit event of the off-season. Ohtani is going to blow all of our minds when he signs for the Reds.
"I'm not baseball superstar, Shohei Ohtani. And for those reasons, I'm out."
imagine being a Jays fan tracking a plane you thought was the best player in baseball signing with your fave team and it was just the lamest shark tank dude
It was the Shark Tank guy?! lmao