Shohei Ohtani injured on basepath during Game 2 of World Series

The LA Dodgers are busy trying to bring home professional baseball’s most coveted prize, the World Series. But they suffered a massive injury on Saturday night to their superstar, slugger Shohei Ohtani was injured while trying to steal second base. The official update from Ken Rosenthal on the FOX broadcast was, “The issue with Ohtani is a shoulder, no update on the severity.”

There was also a Japanese reporter from the NHK Japanese TV broadcast that translated that Ohtani popped his shoulder out of socket.

Shohei Ohtani leaves the field with a trainer after attempting to steal 2B in the 7th inning. pic.twitter.com/r19pZEurj1

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According to Alden Gonzalez, Ohtani suffered a subluxation of the left shoulder. The information was shared by Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts. The superstar will undergo further testing on Sunday, but his strength and range of motion are good. “We’re encouraged,” Roberts added.

The Dodgers currently lead the World Series 2-0 over the New York Yankees.

Shohei Ohtani continues to make MLB history

Shohei Ohtani has made history ever since coming stateside with the Los Angeles Angels. Flipping to the crosstown Dodgers this year, his most impressive accomplishment was completed in September — 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season. The first player in MLB history to pull the feat off.

Both the 50th home run and stolen base were gained during a getaway game against the Miami Marlins. Ohtani actually stole two bases on the day, bringing his total to 51. And then after hitting a sixth-inning homer, he came up to bat in the seventh inning with the chance to make history.

Of course, Ohtani made the moment magical and hit an opposite-field bomb on a 1-2 count, an off-speed pitch right over the plate. A few big hacks earlier in the at-bat showed he was going for it.

Even for somebody of Ohtani’s caliber, this is a special moment in baseball history. Watching the Japanese slugger hit a ton of home runs is nothing new; although, 50 home runs is officially a career-high. His previous best was 46 during an MVP-winning 2021 season.

Stealing bases has never been a huge part of Ohtani’s game, though. Reaching double digits was normal for the two-way star but 26 was the highest he ever reached. It was widely viewed as too big of an injury risk to his throwing arm to consistently run on the bases.

On3’s Griffin McVeigh also contributed to this article.