BREAKING:Dodgers GM Describes Helpless Feeling Of Shohei Ohtani Pursuit

It seemed very much as though Shohei Ohtani would be joining the Toronto Blue Jays only eleven weeks ago.

On Thursday’s “Foul Territory” podcast, general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers Brandon Gomes talked about his team’s chase (and ultimately signing) of the two-time AL MVP.

Gomes went into detail about his feelings during the notorious Anaheim to Toronto flight in early December, as well as what it was like to not know if Ohtani would pick the Dodgers.

On the afternoon of December 8, thousands of people were tracking the aircraft online during the height of the Ohtani sweepstakes. This occurred just hours after Jon Morosi of MLB Network revealed that the Blue Jays were among the teams vying for Ohtani’s free agency.

The two-way great was a native of the Anaheim area and played with the Los Angeles Angels for his first six MLB seasons.

The Dodgers were among the front-runners for Ohtani’s services from the beginning, and his choice wasn’t shocking considering the team’s recent penchant for going on extravagant spending binges in the summer.

However, several media reports claimed that the three-time All-Star was selecting the Blue Jays during what turned out to be a random foreign flight.

Three days later, Ohtani agreed to a seven hundred million dollar, ten-year contract with the Dodgers, beginning another incredible winter of signings.

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