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Andrew Joseph

Toronto sports anchor absolutely roasted Los Angeles in an impassioned Blue Jays pitch for Shohei Ohtani

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Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani could make his decision in free agency any day now. And if there’s one thing we’re absolutely certain of, it’s that he is not watching what TV personalities in the potential markets have to say about him.

That doesn’t stop those TV personalities from making pitches, though.

Earlier this week, former MLB player Jerry Hairston Jr. appeared on SportsNet LA and tried to convince Ohtani to stay away from the Toronto Blue Jays. Hairston listed reasons like listening to two national anthems, paying high taxes and dealing with cold weather as reasons why Toronto wouldn’t be a great fit. The entire segment was silly, but Citytv’s Sid Seixeiro certainly took notice.

He was not about to let Hairston have the last word at all.

Seixeiro pointed out that Toronto’s taxes aren’t exactly a valid concern when the alternative is California. He added that two national anthems aren’t an issue when Canada has the superior anthem (valid). But the main takeaway here is that Hairston’s remarks got a Canadian to sound mean. That’s how good Shohei Ohtani is — Canadians will full-on roast a major American city if it means 10 years of Ohtani. And I can’t blame Seixeiro either.

Fans also enjoyed the segment as Ohtani is thought to be considering the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Cubs, Braves and Giants. Who cares that Shohei will never see it?

This was how Twitter reacted

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