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TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays brass used all the bells and whistles when they tried to land two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani in the fall of 2023. The once-in-a-lifetime pursuit of the Japanese free agent, as author Keegan Matheson writes in his new book, “The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays,” included taking Ohtani, his agent and interpreter at the time on a tour of the team’s renovated player development complex, complete with a few special touches.Three lockers in the clubhouse were set aside for Ohtani, along with jerseys, gear, hats, bags and accessories. It was all part of an elaborate effort to sell him on the team.An impressed Ohtani — whose camp wanted total secrecy throughout the process — walked out of the Dunedin, Fla., facility with bags of team gear and a Blue Jays hat on his head, ...

Actor Darsheel Safary will soon be seen in the upcoming comedy drama, `Gamerlog`. The series is directed by Arya Deo and produced by Abhinay Deo and Neeta Shah. The makers recently unveiled the trailer of the upcoming series, which is set against the backdrop of India`s rapidly evolving E-sports gaming culture. Apart from Darsheel Safary, it also stars Anjali Sivaraman, Chinmay Chandraunshuh, Kunal Bhan, Chetan Dhawan, Shubroy Chowdhury, and Akash Menon in prominent roles. Taking to its official Instagram handle, Amazon MX Player posted the trailer along with the caption, "Battles, bootcamp aur bohot saara drama...Kuch aisa hi hai gaming ka grind..@realmeindia presents #Gamerlog releasing 12 June on Amazon MX Player for FREE".           View this post on Instagram ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former MuchMusic and MusiquePlus host Juliette Powell died last week. She was 54. The news was shared in an obituary, which said Powell, who spent much of her life living in Montreal and Toronto, died on June 3 from acute bacterial meningitis.Born in New York in 1970, Powell got her start in the spotlight at a young age, spending time on the pageant circuit and as a model after moving to Montreal with her mother at the age of eight.In 1989, at the age of 18, she made history as the first Black Canadian to be crowned Miss Canada, earning her a chance to represent Canada at the Miss Universe pageant. She joined the pageant circuit “motivated by a desire to challenge racial biases in beauty p...