Shohei Ohtani undergoes successful surgery |
LOS ANGELES - Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to repair a labrum tear that resulted from a left (non-throwing) shoulder dislocation on October 26. The surgery was performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.
Ohtani injured the shoulder while sliding on a stolen base attempt in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 2 of the 2024 World Series. He is expected to be ready for Spring Training. The 6-foot-4, 30-year-old Ohtani is coming off an historic, record-setting season, in which he became the first player in Major League history with at least 50 home runs (54) and 50 stolen bases (59). In addition to homers, Ohtani led the National League in on-base percentage (.390), slugging percentage (.646), OPS (1.036), total bases (411), runs (134), RBI (130), plate appearances (731) and wins above replacement (9.2 Baseball-Reference, 9.1 Fangraphs). In 2023, his most recent season on the mound, Ohtani went 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 167 strikeouts in 132 innings (11.4 K/9) for the Los Angeles Angels. For his MLB career, Ohtani is 38-19 with a 3.01 ERA, 1.08 WIHP and 608 strikeouts in 481.2 innings (11.4 K/9). It's highly unlikely now that Shohei Ohtani will be able to pitch in their 2-game series in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs in March after undergoing surgery for his torn labrum on his left shoulder, but the Dodgers still are optimistic he'll be pitching again in April.
