Dodgers take 2-0 World Series lead, Ohtani suffers shoulder injury
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Yankees for the second straight night but now await word on the status of Shohei Ohtani.
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NEW YORK — Crisis averted for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
A day after superstar Shohei Ohtani suffered a partially dislocated shoulder in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told ESPN that Ohtani is “in a great spot and will be playing in Game 3 tomorrow.”
Following Saturday night’s game, Roberts sounded confident that Ohtani had avoided serious injury, but the Dodgers designated hitter had to go undergo further testing to confirm.
“The strength was great. The range of motion good. So we’re encouraged,” Roberts said following the Dodgers’ 4-2 win.
Ohtani hurt his left shoulder sliding into second base on an attempted steal in the seventh inning and left the field with a trainer after lingering on the ground.
“The whole stadium went silent,” Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez said.
The Dodgers hold a 2-0 lead in the World Series and Games 3, 4 and 5 (if necessary) are set for Monday through Wednesday at Yankee Stadium in New York.
Signed for $700 million last winter, Ohtani became the first player in history with 50 home runs and 50 steals in a single season and will likely be the unanimous National League MVP. Playing in his first career postseason, the 30-year-old has three homers, 10 RBI and an .863 OPS in 13 games during Los Angeles’ playoff run.
He went 1-for-8 in the first two games of the World Series against the Yankees.
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