Shohei Ohtani underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to repair a labrum tear that resulted from a left (non-throwing) shoulder dislocation on October 26. The surgery was performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.
Ohtani injured the shoulder while sliding on a stolen base attempt in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 2 of the 2024 World Series. He is expected to be ready for Spring Training.
Ohtani continued to play in the series, batting leadoff at designated hitter for Games 3–5. He went 1-for-11 with a walk and a run scored after suffering the injury.
The 6-foot-4, 30-year-old Ohtani is coming off an historic, record-setting season, in which he became the first player in Major League history with at least 50 home runs (54) and 50 stolen bases (59). In addition to homers, Ohtani led the National League in on-base percentage (.390), slugging percentage (.646), OPS (1.036), total bases (411), runs (134), RBI (130), plate appearances (731) and wins above replacement (9.2 Baseball-Reference, 9.1 Fangraphs).
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