On Dec. 9, 2023 (Korea Standard Time), MLB Network reporter John Morosi said on his SNS, "I posted a report today that included inaccurate information that Ohtani departed for Toronto. I apologize to baseball fans all over the world. I am so sorry for letting you down. I regret my mistake."스포츠토토

Morosi announced on the 8th, "According to sources, Ohtani headed to Toronto today."

But there was no Ohtani on the plane.

MLB.COM reported, "It wasn't Otani. It wasn't Otani's interpreter, Mizuhara Ifei. It wasn't Otani's agent, Nez Valero. It was Robert Herzabek, a Canadian businessman and author of an Internet security software company. Otani was resting at home."

Toronto fans were greatly disappointed at this.

Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers a day after the plane crash.

Toronto went all-in to catch Juan Soto a year later. The fans have hope again.

However, Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets.

Toronto fans' hopes turned into despair.

But Toronto's challenge continues.

This time, it will be Rocky Sasaki. Fans hope that Sasaki will board a flight to Toronto to get her seal on the contract.

Sasaki recently flew to Toronto for an interview. Rumors have it that he played catch at Rogers Centre.

Attention is focusing on whether Sasaki will end the Toronto fans' hope torture.

Currently, the Sasaki recruitment match is known to be a three-way match between Toronto, Dodgers and San Diego Padres.