{"id":119636,"date":"2024-10-29T09:38:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T02:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119636"},"modified":"2024-10-29T09:38:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T02:38:46","slug":"shohei-ohtani-leads-off-for-dodgers-in-world-series-game-3-two-days-after-dislocating-shoulder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119636","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani leads off for Dodgers in World Series Game 3, two days after dislocating shoulder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Shohei Ohtani wasn\u2019t on the team bus from Dodger Stadium to Los Angeles International Airport because he was getting tests Saturday night after partially separating his left shoulder in Game 2 of the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>So the Japanese star reached out in a group chat with fellow Dodgers players to erase any doubts over his status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe text just like literally said: `I can play,\u2019\u201d infielder Max Muncy recalled Monday. \u201cI mean, there was more to it than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>True to his word, Ohtani remained in the lineup in his regular leadoff slot as the designated hitter for <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-series-yankees-dodgers-judge-7eaf9190ffcc2dec7951ab9a5111e1df\">Game 3 of the World Series<\/a><\/span> with Los Angeles holding a 2-0 lead over the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani was the only Dodgers starter wearing a warmup jacket during pregame introductions and high-fived teammates with his right hand. A black wrapping was visible over his left shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t swing in his first plate appearance, taking four balls from Clarke Schmidt. Ohtani kept his left arm at an angle over his chest while at first base, hand holding his collar, and held it there while rounding the bases on Freddie Freeman\u2019s two-run homer. <\/p>\n<p>Ohtani had a swing and miss in the third, slighting grimacing, before grounding out. He held the hand to his chest as he jogged back to the dugout.<\/p>\n<p>Muncy said Ohtani wrote the text himself in English without assistance from interpreter Will Ireton. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all just put it to the side at that moment,\u201d Muncy remembered. \u201cWe all said: `All right, he\u2019s got us. We\u2019ll be ready for him to be in the lineup.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn\u2019t get the text message \u2014 \u201cthat group chat is for us \u2014 that\u2019s for the players,\u201d Muncy said \u2014 and wasn\u2019t aware of it until Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould have been helpful if I was on that thread. I would have slept better Saturday night,\u201d Roberts said with a smile.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-series-dodgers-yankees-ohtani-332dfab365b16f5f8ae607fcb5147a01\">Ohtani got hurt<\/a><\/span> sliding into second base when he was caught stealing to end the seventh inning of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-series-yankees-dodgers-game-2-score-yamamoto-d672c41e864884be79f2629a749363a6\">Saturday night\u2019s 4-2 victory<\/a><\/span> in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts said Ohtani\u2019s shoulder was popped back into place by the athletic training staff at the ballpark and an MRI showed no structural damage. He wasn\u2019t sure whether the injury will heal on its own or any procedure would be needed after the Series.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether Ohtani received medication, an injection or was being taped up, Roberts said \u201cit\u2019s all of the above on the treatment and stuff. The tape is just protecting and stabilizing, not really limiting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani took swings off a tee in a Yankee Stadium batting cage Sunday night and was hitting balls 102 mph, which changed Roberts\u2019 mood to \u201cjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was very adamant that he was going to play,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cObviously, there\u2019s some discomfort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A separated shoulder is subject to recurrence. Roberts said he doubted Ohtani will attempt any more stolen bases during the Series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you keep the best player in the game in the lineup, that\u2019s usually good for your team,\u201d Muncy said. \u201cObviously, it\u2019s a big guy to have in there. It helps a lot. He\u2019s had some big moments for us, and we\u2019re obviously expecting a couple more big moments out of him.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>With the Dodgers chasing their eighth championship and second in five years, Walker Buehler was scheduled to start Game 3 for Los Angeles in the best-of-seven Series. <\/p>\n<p>Ohtani was 0 for 3 with a walk in Game 2. The likely NL MVP was 1 for 8 in the first two games of the Fall Classic and batting .260 with three home runs and 10 RBIs in his first postseason in the majors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was very tough in the moment to see him in pain like that,\u201d Muncy said. \u201cWe were two innings away from winning that ballgame. We knew we had to refocus. Obviously, it sucks seeing Sho in that kind of pain, but we still had a job to do in the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the game we all checked on him to see how he was doing. It was like a buffet line going in there to see how he\u2019s doing. Yeah, it was tough in the moment, but we refocused to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ohtani-al-most-valuable-player-2638ecdcef8ce75c9e72127d99cb9fd7\">two-time AL MVP<\/a><\/span> with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani joined the Dodgers last December for a record <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/shohei-ohtani-dodgers-6cc91eb10170fcda38b4db7da0bee4fd\">$700 million, 10-year contract<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old slugger hit .310 with 54 homers, 130 RBIs and 59 stolen bases, becoming the first player with at least <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-f8141d695112175fc2b695a0e9e748d9\">50 homers and 50 stolen bases<\/a><\/span> in a season. The two-way star did not pitch this season while recovering from <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/shohei-ohtani-elbow-surgery-f05408238a4e8389ec500b52bec38154\">elbow surgery on Sept. 19, 2023<\/a><\/span>, and has been limited to designated hitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see him walk off holding (his arm) like that, obviously that\u2019s a concern. But hopefully he is OK,\u201d Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Game 3. \u201cWe want to all be out here competing with and against the best, and obviously Shohei embodies that. 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