On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that Shohei Ohtani underwent surgery to repair the left shoulder he injured during the World Series.

Shohei Ohtani today underwent successful arthroscopic surgery, performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, to repair a torn labrum resulting from a dislocated left shoulder on October 26. He should be ready for spring training.

This is big news and echoes what was predicted by former NFL team member Dr. David Chao during the World Series itself. At that time, Chao predicted that Ohtani had a torn labrum and now it’s confirmed.

Star player Shohei Ohtani attempted to steal second base and was knocked out, appearing on video to suffer a transient dislocation of his left shoulder with a possible associated labral tear, according to our Pro Sports team’s analysis Docs. This injury is significant and will almost certainly mean the end of the World Series for Ohtani, the Dodgers’ dynamic leadoff hitter. Surgery would be expected if the injury is confirmed, with the goal of having him nearly ready by 2025 spring training.

The Dodgers won the World Series, so all’s well that ends well, but that could have a major impact on Ohtani in 2025. Although he should be ready for spring training, major questions arise regarding how this will affect his return to the pitcher. . Ohtani was rehabbing his right elbow following Tommy John surgery and undoubtedly had a pitching program he was going to follow this offseason. If his left arm is affected during the offseason, it could halt his progress and further delay his return to action.

Given all the Dodgers injury problems on the mound, they were desperately looking forward to getting Ohtani back.

As a pitcher, Ohtani is 38-19 lifetime with a 3.01 ERA. He struck out 608 batters in 481.2 innings. He made 86 starts, all for the Angels.

Even without pitching this year, Ohtani is on pace to win his third MVP award in the last four years.

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