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Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Miguel Rojas defended his teammate, Shohei Ohtani, after music star Drake made several social media posts regarding the Japanese star. The Dodgers were facing the Toronto Blue Jays, Drake’s hometown team, and on several Instagram stories, the rapper took shots at Ohtani. More news: Yankees Hall of Famer Has Message for Clayton Kershaw During Dodgers Parade In one story, Drake put up a picture of Ohtani in a sweater with the caption, “ONE MORE!!!!!!” following the end of Game 5, at which point the Jays were up 3-2 in the series. Another featured starting pitcher, Trey Yesavage, walking to the dugout after striking out Ohtani, during which the two-way star was on one knee: “Savage already otw to the dugout boss lol.” LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 30: Drake attends Drake’s Till Death Do Us Part rap battle on October 30, 2021 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Drake was in attendance for both Game 6 and Game 7, both of which took place in Toronto. He was seemingly ready for the Blue Jays to win one of their two home games and clinch their first World Series in years. More news: Blue Jays Lose 6 Players to Free Agency After Falling Short in World Series Miguel Rojas, with his clutch game-tying home run in the ninth inning of Game 7, and the Dodgers had other ideas. Los Angeles came back and prevailed, winning both games against the odds and capturing their back-to-back championship. In a recent interview, Rojas addressed Drake’s taunting and claimed it helped fuel the rest of the team. “I try to stay humble, don’t talk too much. But that doesn’t go unnoticed, you know?” Rojas said in an interview with TMZ. “When you do something like that, disrespect a little bit the best player in the game, not understanding the quality of the person and what the guy has done for baseball, it’s really hard to jump to conclusions at that time. We lose game three, [Trey] Yesavage threw a really good game, we’re not doing anything else [other] than praise the guy.” “And then, all of a sudden, we got this guy right here. We don’t know who he is. You don’t have to do that, man. Shohei Ohtani has been doing everything and anything for baseball. That’s why Kiké [Hernández] kind of had his moment there. “Those words probably won’t come out of my mouth because I’m not that way and my personality is not like that. We all saw it right away. We weren’t happy for it. But we have to finish the game, finish the business.” #Exclusive 👀 Drake going after Shohei Ohtani during the World Series actually backfired HARD. Miguel Rojas tells TMZ Sports the locker room definitely took notice of the rapper taking shots at their superstar teammate — and they didn't like it one bit. https://t.co/vvsZw4WLxd pic.twitter.com/uVGVwtULeH— TMZ (@TMZ) November 7, 2025 In the end, the Dodgers got the last laugh, and Ohtani is now a two-time World Series champion and likely treated Drake’s comments like water off a duck’s back. More news: Dodgers Lose World Series-Winning Outfielder to Giants For more MLB news, visit Newsweek Sports.
