Shohei Ohtani returns after dislocating shoulder, goes hitless as Dodgers take 3-0 World Series lead
Shohei Ohtani was 0 for 3 with a walk and a hit-by-pithc, remaining in the lineup after dislocating a shoulder as the Los Angeles Dodgers took a 3-0 World Series lead over the New York Yankees with a 4-2 victory
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani wasn't 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.
So the Japanese star reached out in a group chat with fellow Dodgers players to erase any doubts over his status.
“The text just like literally said: `I can play,'” infielder Max Muncy recalled Monday. “I mean, there was more to it than that.”
True to his word, Ohtani remained in the lineup in his regular leadoff slot as the designated hitter for Game 3 of the World Series. He walked leading off the game and scored on Freddie Freeman's two-run homer, starting the Dodgers to a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees and a 3-0 World Series lead.
