The Los Angeles Angels don’t yet know whether two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will need surgery to repair his ulnar collateral ligament for the second time.
Angels star Shohei Ohtani looks on in the dugout before the start of Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Reds on Aug. 23, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif.
Ohtani sits atop the home run leaderboard and is batting .304 with a 1.069 OPS and 91 RBIs. He is 10-5 on the mound with a 3.14 ERA and a major-league-best .184 opponent batting average as the Angels ace. Minasian isn’t sure whether Ohtani will continue to chase the major-league home run crown while serving as the designated hitter, but those plans were secondary to the importance of Ohtani’s long-term health. The Angels open a nine-game trip against the New York Mets on Friday.
With 16 losses in their last 21 games and no realistic playoff hopes after losing five of six on their homestand, the Angels got a double dose of terrible injury news. Ohtani played 106 games as the Angels DH in the 2019 season after having Tommy John surgery. He even hit late in the 2018 season before his surgery but after being shut down on the mound for the season with what the team initially called a ligament sprain.He made two starts on the mound late in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, then returned to the mound spectacularly in 2021 while winning the AL MVP award.
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