By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-10-27 19:12:18 | Updated at 2024-10-27 21:20:10
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Los Angeles Dodgers sensation Shohei Ohtani will be playing in Game 3 of the World Series after appearing to hurt his shoulder in Saturday's win over the New York Yankees.
Manager Dave Roberts confirmed the good news for the Dodgers on Sunday, telling reporters Ohtani is 'in a great spot and will be playing in game 3 tomorrow.'
Ohtani partially dislocated his shoulder while being thrown out as he tried to steal second base in the seventh inning of Saturday's win.
He clutched his left forearm after being tagged by shortstop Anthony Volpe for the final out in the inning on a feetfirst slide. He laid near the bag for a couple minutes before being tended to by trainers and leaving the field.
After LA improved its series lead to 2-0, a social media account that offers English-language reporting on Japanese baseball has revealed the Dodgers star's exchange with translators and trainers.
Los Angeles Dodgers sensation Shohei Ohtani will be playing in Game 3 despite his injury
Ohtani Ohtani is helped off the field after getting hurt during the seventh inning in Game 2
'Shoulder,' Ohtani said as he laid in the infield, as quoted on the Yakyu Cosmopolitan X account.
'Really?' the translator asked. 'Which one?'
'Left,' Ohtani said.
When asked if his armed popped out of his shoulder socket, Ohtani is quoted as saying: 'I think so.'
The Japanese slugger — and presumptive National League MVP — was 0 for 3 with a walk in the game. He is 1 for 8 in the first two games of the Fall Classic and is batting .260 with three home runs and 10 RBIs in his first postseason in the majors.
'That was tough. You never like seeing the best player in the game get injured like that,' Yankees superstar Aaron Judge said. 'Trying to steal a base like that there, and something like that happens. But hopefully it's all good news. We'll see what happens.'
Ohtani had been one of the few players on the Dodgers roster who got through the season without a major injury. The pitching staff has been beset by injuries, with nearly every member of the starting rotation spending time on the injured list.
Among the position players, Mookie Betts was out for nearly two months due to a broken left hand, and Max Muncy was out nearly half the season due to a right oblique strain. Freddie Freeman is playing in the postseason with a badly sprained right ankle.
