TORONTO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn't think Shohei Ohtani heard fans in Toronto taunting him during Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night, and he doesn't think the Japanese two-way sensation is bothered much by boos anyway.

Upset that Ohtani spurned the Blue Jays to sign a $700 million contract with the Dodgers in December 2023, fans in Toronto chanted “We don’t need you!” when he came to the plate in the ninth inning with his team trailing by seven runs.

Fans also booed Ohtani during pregame introductions. Ohtani appeared to smile at those jeers, but Roberts doesn't think he caught the late barbs.

“I don’t think he understood the chants,” Roberts said before Saturday’s Game 2. “As far as being booed, I think that he understands why he was booed. I don’t

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