The Los Angeles Dodgers announced this Tuesday that Japanese star slugger Shohei Ohtani underwent surgery to correct the injury he suffered in his left shoulder in the recently concluded World Series, in which the Los Angeles team defeated the New York Yankees. .
The Dodgers detailed that Ohtani successfully underwent the arthroscopic procedure to repair a labral tear resulting from a left shoulder dislocation on October 26 in the second game of the Fall Classic.
The team indicated that the surgical procedure was performed in Los Angeles by renowned surgeon Neal ElAttrache.
The World Series champions estimate that Ohtani will be ready to return to action for the start of training camps next year, where it is expected that he can also prepare to serve as a pitcher in the 2025 Major League campaign.
Ohtani injured his shoulder sliding into an attempted steal at second base in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 2 of the World Series, forcing him to play in a bra to keep his left shoulder immobile, with except for the occasions in which he had to exhaust at-bats.
After the injury, which caused him obvious difficulties in acting at the plate, Ohtani barely had one hit in 11 plate appearances (.091), a walk, a strikeout and a run scored in the remaining three games he played against the Yankees in the World Series.
In his first year, after signing his $700 million contract for 10 seasons, Ohtani not only managed to be crowned Major League champion, but also left his mark with the individual records he managed to set.
The 30-year-old Japanese ‘phenomenon’ became the first player in Major League history to hit 50 or more home runs and steal 50 or more bases in a campaign, finishing the MLB regular season with 54 hits. complete return and 59 scams.
In addition to leading the National League in home runs, Ohtani led the league in runs scored (134) and RBIs (130), while batting .310 in the 159 games he played under Dave Roberts. .
This performance, along with the other contributions he made to the Dodgers’ success, put Ohtani on the path to obtaining his third Most Valuable Player award in his seven-year career in the Major Leagues.
