As the Los Angeles Dodgers were making progress toward a Game 2 win in the World Series, excitement quickly evaporated as Shohei Ohtani suffered an apparent injury while attempting to steal second base.
Ohtani had reached safely via a one-out walk in the bottom of the seventh inning. After Mookie Betts struck out, Ohtani broke for second base on the first pitch to Teoscar Hernández.
He was thrown out to end the inning and immediately began to grab at his left shoulder and wrist. Dodgers trainer Yosuke “Possum” Nakajima rushed out to the field to check on Ohtani, who continued to support his left arm while slowly walking off the field.
Ohtani immediately went into the Dodgers clubhouse and was not seen back in the dugout when the eighth inning began.
Ken Rosenthal relayed on the Fox Sports broadcast that Ohtani’s injury was with his left shoulder. “No word yet on the severity,” Rosenthal added.
Joe Davis said NHK reported audio from a field microphone captured Ohtani telling Nakajima that his left shoulder popped out.
Ohtani’s spot in the Dodgers lineup was not due to come up again in the game unless the team had multiple batters reach in the bottom of the eighth.
What if Shohei Ohtani is injured?
If Ohtani has an injury, the Dodgers would hold the option of replacing him on their World Series roster. However, doing so would prevent him from returning for any remaining games against the New York Yankees.
The Dodgers could elect to keep Ohtani active and hope he makes a quick recovery if the injury is a dislocated shoulder.
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