Ohtani has one place he doesn't want to hear the 'We don't need you!' chant — at home

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani said there’s one place he doesn’t want to hear the “We don’t need you!” chant — at home from his family.

A day before the World Series resumes with Game 3 at Dodger Stadium, the two-way Los Angeles superstar smiled and laughed about the derisive chant directed at him late in Toronto’s opening win Friday. Blue Jays fans remain stung he signed with the Dodgers in December 2023 rather than their team.

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