Shohei Ohtani suffered a shoulder injury while sliding into second base during Game 2 of the World Series between his Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif.
Ohtani was on first base with his Dodgers leading the Yankees 4-1 in the bottom of the 7th inning. Teoscar Hernandez was batting, and Ohtani decided to try to steal second base. He took off but was thrown out by Austin Wells.
The problem is Ohtani hurt his left shoulder while putting it on the ground to brace himself as he slid.
Ohtani is slow to get up after he attempted to steal 2nd. pic.twitter.com/T3Af5GRaiw
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 27, 2024
Here is another look at the play:
Some alternate angles of Ohtani's slide into 2nd, which caused him to leave the field with a trainer. pic.twitter.com/ernIZ5zsXC
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 27, 2024
FOX’s microphones captured Ohtani speaking in Japanese while down at second base. According to Japanese TV stations, Ohtani said “I popped my shoulder out.”
Ohtani had been 0-for-3 in the game with a walk and a strikeout. He went 1-for-5 in Game 1 of the series.
