Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani Given Massive Injury Update For Game 3 of World Series

Maren Angus-Coombs | Oct 27, 2024

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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts provided an update regarding Shohei Ohtani's left shoulder on Sunday afternoon.

Ohtani underwent testing after sliding into second base awkwardly and according to baseball reporter Karl Ravech of ESPN, the designated hitter will be in the lineup for Game 3 on Monday.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tell me, Shohei Ohtani is “in a great spot and will be playing in game 3 tomorrow.”

— Karl Ravech (@karlravechespn) October 27, 2024

Roberts told reporters on Saturday night that Ohtani suffered a subluxation of his left shoulder but his strength and range of motion were both there.

Ohtani remained on the ground briefly after the play and left the field with a trainer in the seventh inning, his arm trailing behind him after he slid to avoid New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres's tag.

"He bats left, and with a left shoulder injury, if it is just a small tear, that is better than if he were to bat right," said award-winning orthopaedic surgeon Robert Landsberg of Hendersonville, Tenn.

Traditionally, the subluxation of the shoulder almost always causes some type of labrum tear. If it is a very mild tear then he could come back in a couple of days and Landsberg would consider him very lucky.

"If he had a minor subluxation in his left shoulder and bats left, he should be OK," Landsberg added. "A lot depends on how much damage there was. Apparently, he felt the shoulder go out of place and go back into place."

However, if it is anything more than that then it isn't worth the risk and he should be done for the series.

"We really need to see the MRI to see how bad of a labral tear there is," Landsberg told Dodgers on SI. "Also, sometimes there is a bone injury as well."

Ohtani did not speak to reporters after the Dodgers 4-2 win and was seen without a sleeve on his shoulder as he left clubhouse.

"The whole stadium went silent," Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez said of watching Ohtani go down. "You know how big Shohei is for this team. Hopefully, he's OK and the day off tomorrow will help him get back on the field on Monday."

The Dodgers are taking a 2-0 series lead into the Bronx and the thought of Ohtani not being in the lineup isn't something that anyone wants.

"You never like seeing the best player in the game get injured like that," Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge said. "Hopefully it’s all good news, and we’ll see what happens."