Baseball fans react to Shohei Ohtani’s injury in Dodgers’ World Series win

Finally taking center stage under baseball’s brightest lights, the sport’s biggest and most expensive star suffered a terrifying injury.

Shohei Ohtani had just drawn a walk in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a runner on base and a chance to extend their lead to 4 -1 over the New York Yankees. Ohtani, fresh from stealing 59 bases this regular season, paused for second on an 0-1 count, but catcher Austin Wells’ throw came in on time.

Ohtani slipped in a little late, passing the bag as he was tagged. He planted his left arm awkwardly and then stood on the ground in visible pain.

As the Dodgers’ training staff came out to tend to the 30-year-old designated hitter, the Japanese broadcast caught audio of Ohtani saying his shoulder had come out. FOX Sports reporter Ken Rosenthal said the severity of the injury has not yet been determined.

From Dodgers and Yankees fans to podcasters and reporters, everyone in baseball took to social media to express their shock.

Ohtani was 0 for 3 when he fell, following his 1 for 5 performance on Friday. So far in the playoffs, Ohtani is hitting .260 with three home runs, 10 RBIs and an .863 OPS.

While voting results won’t be released for a few weeks, Ohtani is the heavy favorite to win NL MVP. He hit .310 with 54 home runs, 130 RBIs, 59 stolen bases, a 1.036 OPS and 9.2 WAR in the 2024 regular season.

The Dodgers held on to win 4-2 on Saturday, going up 2-0 as the series heads to the Bronx. It remains to be seen if the $700 million man will be available for Los Angeles in the future.

Game three is scheduled to begin at 8:08 p.m. ET on Monday.

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