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# Shohei Ohtani’s rumored flight to Toronto — debunked by @BNightengale

Dec 8, 2023 reports had Ohtani en route to Toronto. @BNightengale said he was home in California; he signed with the Dodgers.

Leaked on 08 December 2023

![Evidence tray card: Shohei Ohtani’s rumored flight to Toronto — debunked by @BNightengale](https://leakly.com/assets/og/ohtani-toronto-flight.png)

On Dec 8, 2023, reports said Shohei Ohtani was flying to Toronto. At 22:11 UTC, @BNightengale posted that Ohtani was not in Toronto, not on a flight there, and at home in Southern California.

> **Bob Nightengale** @BNightengale
>
> Shohei Ohtani is NOT in Toronto.
> Ohtani is NOT on a flight to Toronto.
> Ohtani is at home in Southern California.
>
> 17,281 likes · 2,633 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 07:12 UTC
>
> — Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) [December 8, 2023](https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1733247885213655484)

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[SI](https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/12/08/shohei-ohtani-blue-jays-flight-mlb-fans-react) documented the conflicting reports: Jon Morosi posted at 4:01 p.m. ET that Ohtani was en route to Toronto, and Nightengale contradicted it just over an hour later. [MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-contract-with-dodgers) later reported Ohtani’s 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers.

Debunked: the Toronto flight report. The X post here is the debunk, not the rumor.

[Debunked]

## What happened later

Debunked.

## Sources

* [Original X post by @BNightengale](https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1733247885213655484)
* [SI — Conflicting Shohei Ohtani Toronto Flight Reports Send MLB Fans Into Frenzy](https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/12/08/shohei-ohtani-blue-jays-flight-mlb-fans-react)
* [MLB.com — Shohei Ohtani contract with Dodgers: $700 million, 10 years](https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-contract-with-dodgers)

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