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Conflicting Shohei Ohtani Toronto Flight Reports Send MLB Fans Into Frenzy

Shohei Ohtani MLB Toronto Bob Nightengale Jon Morosi

Is two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, widely considered the most sought-after free agent in MLB history, on a plane to Toronto?

That question captivated the baseball world Friday afternoon, as a free-agency process as secretive as it is spellbinding took another turn. Fans were left to judge one insider's word against another after two contradictory reports.

At 4:01 p.m. ET, Jon Morosi of MLB Network tweeted that Ohtani was en route to Toronto. Just over one hour later, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported Ohtani was not in Toronto, on a flight to Toronto or anywhere other than his California home.

Since the advent of scoop journalism on social media, few standoffs have been as concrete or compelling as this one.

MLB fans weighed in:

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