The Dodgers are two games away from winning the championship trophy, but there’s no denying they’re holding their breath. While a second win over the Yankees brings them closer to their main goal before traveling to New York, they still don’t know what will happen to their biggest star Shohei Ohtani.
Manager Dave Roberts’ team survived a late threat from the Bombers to win 4-2 on Saturday night, but who knows if they can continue that winning streak if Ohtani, injured in a failed steal attempt in the seventh inning, does not recover in time.
“He had a little subluxation on his left shoulder,” Roberts revealed. So we’ll give you some tests tomorrow, and we’ll know more in the next few days. But the strength was great. The range of motion is good. So we’re lively. But obviously, I can not speculate because we don’t have the scans yet. When we get them, we’ll know more.
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Undoubtedly, the Dodgers possess enough depth to impose themselves without Ohtani’s help, as the quadrangular of Teoscar Hernandez, Tommy Edman, and, again, Freddie Freeman demonstrated, but the guarantee offered by a player like the Japanese is something to take into account.
What can be said of a ball that no game has been missed by injury this season, so no one expected that vision of an Ohtani who slid beyond the pad and took a while to get up, rolling on the ground while grabbing his left arm.
Eventually, they helped him get on his feet and walked to the bench with Dodgers assistant coach Yosuke Nakajima, holding the superstar’s arm, though Roberts clings to the hope that the news isn’t entirely bad.
“The scene is very worrying,” the leader commented on the time of the injury. Obviously, when one of your players falls, it’s worrying. But after the breadth of movement, the test of strength, I felt much better about it.
For the Yankees, the one who pulled the face of their stars was Juan Soto with a quadrangular, but they didn’t do much more and they missed an excellent opportunity in the ninth inning with the bases full and a single out, but they couldn’t capitalize and now they hope to regroup at home and in front of their hobby.
He’ll be able to see if they’re in a position to reverse this downward trend and, above all if Ohtani will line up with the Dodgers in the Big Apple.
Dodgers on alert after Ohtani’s injury in Game 2 of the World Series
Ohtani, who was trying to snatch second base in an attempt to expand the lead over the Yankees, ended up on the ground showing a clear gesture of pain, which immediately set off alarm bells in the Dodgers dugout.
The Los Angeles medical team went out on the field to treat the Japanese star player, who eventually had to leave the game. The severity of the injury has not yet been confirmed, but his early exit represents a hard blow for the Dodgers in their fight for the title.
Until his injury, Ohtani was a key piece in the Los Angeles offense, which dominated the scoreboard with a 4-1 over the Yankees.
The impact Shohei Ohtani has had on this World Series is undeniable. In Game 1, he came up big with a walk-off double that scored a run, displaying the same power that has characterized him all season. This performance not only gave the Dodgers a crucial lead but also reaffirmed his vital role in the lineup.
If a serious injury is confirmed, the Dodgers could face the rest of the series without their most valuable player, who was key in reaching the World Series. Ohtani finished the season with luxury numbers: a .310 average, 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases.
These statistics make him the first player to achieve at least 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season in MLB history, which further underscores the weight of his possible absence at a critical moment in the postseason.
The Dodgers, who hold a 2-0 lead in the series, would be forced to adjust their lineup and strategy if Ohtani is unable to return.
