Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is tended to for a shoulder injury Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Shohei Ohtani suffers shoulder injury sliding into second base

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated Oct 26, 2024 11:00 PM ET

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 seventh 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 Sports 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.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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