'Drake curse' lives on after Shohei Ohtani-Blue Jays rumors never pan out

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Toronto Blue Jays fans got maybe the worst false alarm of all-time, and Drake might have played a role in it.

Throughout Friday, there were rumors circulating that Shohei Ohtani was traveling to meet, and potentially sign with, the Canadian ball club.

A report from MLB Network on Friday said that Ohtani's decision was "imminent," and shortly afterward, it caught wind on the internet that there was a plane flying to Toronto that had taken off from Anaheim, where Ohtani had spent his previous six seasons.

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Drake came to the defense of a fan after throwing a towel her way and causing a commotion in the stands. (Prince Williams/Wireimage/Getty Images)

MLB Network then reported that Ohtani was, in fact, on his way to Toronto, which got Blue Jays fans hyped.

One of those Blue Jays fans was rapper Drake, who took to his Instagram story to either convince Ohtani to sign with the Jays or celebrate him possibly already doing so.

The Toronto-based artist posted a photo to his Instagram story of him walking up a set of stairs in Ohtani's 2023 All-Star Game jersey.

The rapper has often been the butt of jokes that he is a curse. Often after meeting athletes, their teams lose, notably the 2016 Golden State Warriors and Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2019 national championship. Most of the jokes have been put to rest since his hometown Toronto Raptors won the NBA Finals in 2019, but they'll be back up and running after this.

That's because Blue Jays fans were let down on Saturday afternoon, when Ohtani signed a record-shattering $700 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Drake also placed an $850,000