Drake going after Shohei Ohtani during the World Series actually backfired, as 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.
Drake found himself at the center of controversy after his social media trash talk during the World Series reportedly motivated the Los Angeles Dodgers to defeat his beloved Toronto Blue Jays. The Canadian rapper’s pointed comments about Shohei Ohtani following the Blue Jays’ Game 5 victory created bulletin board material that galvanized the Dodgers clubhouse, according to shortstop Miguel Rojas.
The Grammy-winning artist posted inflammatory content targeting Ohtani after Toronto’s 6-1 Game 5 win put them ahead 3-2 in the series. His social media activity included mocking references to the Japanese superstar’s performance. Rojas revealed the Dodgers’ locker room took notice of Drake’s disrespectful posts about their teammate. Rojas’s comments suggest Drake’s trash talk may have provided the extra motivation Los Angeles needed to complete their comeback victory in the World Series. The Dodgers responded emphatically in Games 6 and 7, with Rojas himself delivering the game-tying home run in the ninth inning of the decisive Game 7. Ohtani contributed with a 3-for-8 performance over the final two games, adding a double and two walks.
