Shohei Ohtani’s surgery could seriously impact his pitching in the 2025 season

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Tuesday night that Shohei Ohtani has undergone surgery to repair the left shoulder he injured during the World Series.

Shohei Ohtani today underwent successful arthroscopic surgery performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neil ElAttrach to repair a torn labrum caused by a dislocated left shoulder on October 26th. He is expected to be ready for spring training.

This is big news and echoes what former NFL player Dr. David Chao predicted during the World Series itself. At this time Chao predicted that Ohtani had a tear on her upper lip, and it has now been confirmed.

Star player Shohei Ohtani attempted to steal second base but was tagged out. Based on the video, he has a transient dislocation of his left shoulder with a possible associated labral tear, based on analysis by our team of professional sports medicine physicians. The injury is serious and will almost certainly spell the end of the World Series for Ohtani, the Dodgers’ dynamic hitter. If the injury is confirmed, surgery could be done to get him nearly ready for spring training in 2025.

The Dodgers won the World Series, so all’s well that ends well, but this could have a major impact on Ohtani in 2025. While he is expected to be ready for spring training, there are serious questions about how this will impact his return to pitching. . Ohtani was rehabbing his right elbow from Tommy John surgery and clearly had a pitching program he was going to follow this offseason. If his left hand is injured in the offseason, it could stunt his progress and further delay his return to action.

Considering everything Dodgers With injury problems on the mound, they were desperate for Ohtani’s return.

As a pitcher, Ohtani is 38-19 with a 3.01 ERA. He struck out 608 batters in 481.2 innings. He made 86 starts, all with the Angels.

Even without pitching this year, Ohtani is looking to win his third MVP award in the last four years.

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