TORONTO -- Seriously, it’s nothing personal.

The book on Shohei Ohtani’s free agency -- long closed everywhere but Toronto -- got another stinging chapter on Friday night, when Ohtani homered in his first at-bat as a Dodger at Rogers Centre.

That solo blast was almost as predictable as the shower of boos that preceded it -- broken-hearted Blue Jays fans may never move on from the “what ifs” of narrowly missing out on one of the game’s greatest talents. But just as Ohtani’s decision to sign with the Dodgers wasn’t meant as an affront to the Blue Jays, that first-inning homer wasn’t a punishment for being booed.

It’s just what he does.

“He’s a great player,” manager John Schneider said before the Blue Jays’ 12-2 loss to the Dodgers. “Fans are going to think whatever they’re going to think, but he didn’t do anything wrong, do you know what I mean? It’ll be interesting, for sure.”

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It was interesting until Ohtani’s second at-bat of the third inning -- you read it right: his second at-bat of the third inning -- by which time the outcome had largely been determined.

Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt was ambushed in that frame, allowing six runs and facing 10 batters before giving way to Trevor Richards as Ohtani came up to bat again. He grounded out to end the inning, still making it interesting by sprinting from home to first in an exceptional 4.12 seconds and forcing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to hustle to the bag and narrowly beat Ohtani.

But by then, the Blue Jays trailed by seven runs with very little on their side except for the fury of a fan base scorned.

“Not surprised,” Ohtani said of the reception through interpreter Will Ireton. “Aside from how the fans may or may not think, I'm just very grateful for the teams that approached me and wanted to sign me. As I said in my press conference before, ultimately I could only choose one team.

“I really do feel that the fans here are passionate, and when they are, that’s the kind of reception that they’ll probably do. I’m just very grateful and respectful that the fans here are passionate, just as the Dodgers’ fans are with us.”

The sellout crowd of 39,688 at Rogers Centre was neither booing nor cheering by the time Cavan Biggio flied out with the bases loaded for the third out in the bottom of the ninth.

Toronto’s loss to the Dodgers in the opener highlighted some well-discussed trends. The home team went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position. The top of the lineup -- George Springer, Guerrero, Bo Bichette and Justin Turner -- combined for a 2-for-13 night. Seven runners were left stranded in a fourth consecutive loss that put the Blue Jays below .500 at 13-14, tied for last place in the American League East.

Having Ohtani and his 1.100 OPS certainly would be welcome for the Blue Jays, but one hitter does not a lineup make. Ohtani may have led the way, but the Dodgers got multihit games from six players, including Teoscar Hernández -- a member of the 2022 Blue Jays team that finished atop the AL in OPS and ranked third in the Majors in RBIs.

Any positives to take away from Friday’s game?

“It’s over,” Schneider said. “[Bassitt] is a really good pitcher, and he didn’t have his stuff tonight. The guys, they fought, you know? … But yeah, it’s a tough night.”

One consolation came in the form of a Danny Jansen home run -- his first of the season -- that left his bat at 106.5 mph in the bottom of the fourth. Another came from the glove of Addison Barger, who leapt to make a split-second catch at third base on an Andy Pages liner with an expected batting average of .750.

Still, momentum was seldom on the Blue Jays’ side. Ohtani was again the one to set the tone.

“Those nights unfortunately happen,” said Schneider. “It sucks to be on this side of it, and you’re on the other side sometimes, but [our players] are professionals. They get that that was a tough game, and you move on. That’s the beauty of baseball: you’ve got another one tomorrow.”