Angels News: Shohei Ohtani Exits Thursday's Game Early With Apparent Injury

Let's hope it's nothing serious.

Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani has exited Thursday's second game of the doubleheader with an apparent injury.

Ohtani reached for his lower back/side area after hitting his second home run of the game, and ultimately was forced to exit.

Shohei Ohtani grabbed his lower back/side running the bases after his home run.

Hopefully he's okay, but he seems to always brush injuries off like they're nothing.

He hurt his elbow in the third inning of this morning's game and proceeded to throw a shutout.

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Ohtani was in the midst of one of the greatest days in MLB history.

In the first game of the doubleheader, Ohtani was on the mound, and threw a 111-pitch complete game shutout, the first of his career. 

Then, in the second game, he hit two home runs in the first four innings, but was removed due to a potential injury.

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For what it's worth, the Angels lead 8-2 in the sixth inning, so this could just be precautionary since the team is already well on their way to sweeping the doubleheader.

However, it was very apparent that he grabbed his back/side in pain, so let's hope it's not a serious issue and he's able to be back out there as soon as possible.

The Angels are very much all in on this season with Ohtani. The only thing they cannot afford is him missing time.

UPDATE:

The Angels say Ohtani was removed from the game due to cramping.

Shohei Ohtani was removed from today’s game due to cramping.

— Angels PR (@LAAngelsPR) July 27, 2023