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MLB Network’s Jon Morosi Makes Light of Erroneous Shohei Ohtani Report

The reporter poked fun at himself for inaccurately stating that the two-way superstar was traveling to Toronto on Friday.

Madison Williams

MLB Network’s Jon Morosi Makes Light of Erroneous Shohei Ohtani Report
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MLB Network’s Jon Morosi lit the baseball world on fire on Friday with a social media post stating that Shohei Ohtani was on a flight to Toronto, leading fans to assume that the two-way superstar could be signing with the Blue Jays.

It was later reported that Ohtani was home in Southern California the whole time and not on a plane at all. Morosi offered an apology later that night stating that his earlier post was inaccurate.

On Monday morning, while speaking about pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s suitors during an MLB Network segment, Morosi cleverly poked some fun at himself.

“I’m not sure exactly what mode of transportation the Yankees have taken to meet with Yamamoto,” Morosi said. “Plane, trains, automobiles. Not my area of expertise.”

Ohtani made MLB history when he struck a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers on Saturday. It’s the richest contract in North American sports history.

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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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