Dodgers social media trolls Blue Jays fans after Ohtani's epic World Series Game 3

The Los Angeles Dodgers just took part in one of the best World Series games ever against the Blue Jays on Monday night. Extra innings are always a great recipe for some true drama, and nine additional innings can make things particularly wild, especially after a regular season full of ghost runners. On Tuesday morning, much of the coverage of the game centered on Freddie Freeman's walk-off homer that mercifully ended the contest, but the main reason why we ever reached extras in the first place was because of the play of Shohei Ohtani.

Ohtani was roundly booed in Toronto, with chants of, "We don't need you!" breaking out in the late innings of Game 1, much to Ohtani and his wife's delight. In Game 3, he made sure to remind Toronto why they pursued him so hard a couple of years ago. Freeman may have gotten the last laugh, but Ohtani had a World Series game for the ages in going 4-4 with two doubles, two homers, driving in three runs, and drawing five(!) walks on the evening. We may never see a World Series game like that ever again. Nine times on base - four intentional, one telegraphed, for earned - is a remarkable record that will likely never be scratched again (except maybe by Ohtani).

The Dodgers' social media team made sure to not only point that out, but also troll the Blue Jays and their fans in the process after Ohtani's game-tying home run in the seventh.

Dodgers' ruthless trolling of Blue Jays' "We Don't Need You" chant after epic extra inning battle was absolutely perfect

Let's just be honest here: we need more of this sort of thing in baseball. Yes, it is just a game, and you want to show some respect for your opponents, but this is also a competition and one that thrives when there is high tension and energy. Good on Toronto fans for letting Ohtani know their displeasure on the game's biggest stage, and good on the Dodgers for giving it right back. Good on Ohtani for not getting in his feelings about the chants, and especially good on him for shoving that right back in their faces. These guys have enough friends; what baseball needs is heated competition and some real rivalry and tension.

Also, one has to appreciate the subtlety here from the Dodgers social media team. There are a lot of ways they could have handled this point, and some may have felt over the top and/or cringeworthy. Instead, they simply took the resounding chant, turned it right back around in their favor, and just let Ohtani's performance speak for itself. 10 out of 10, no notes.

In all seriousness, this World Series is shaping up to be special, despite the fact that there are a lot of baseball fans that are not pleased with this being the matchup. There are good reasons for that disdain, to a degree, but having some of the biggest stars in baseball clashing and showing out in the World Series is something we should all want as fans of this game. Ohtani just showed all of us exactly why.