Shohei Ohtani put a significant scare into the Los Angeles Dodgers when he injured his left shoulder late of their Recreation 2 win over the New York Yankees, however he has been cleared to play in Recreation 3 of the World Sequence on Monday evening.
“He is in an amazing spot. He is taking part in tomorrow,” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts instructed ESPN’s Karl Ravech through textual content.
Ohtani, the Dodgers’ designated hitter, suffered a subluxation of his left shoulder throughout an tried steal of second base in Saturday’s 4-2 win.
Ohtani, who didn’t sit out any video games due to damage this season, was tagged out on the steal try at second base to finish the seventh inning and was gradual to stand up, rolling on the bottom whereas grabbing his left arm.
Los Angeles was “inspired” after the sport as preliminary energy and range-of-motion exams got here again constructive.
The Dodgers boarded their flight to New York late Saturday evening, however Ohtani was set to endure his examination in Los Angeles after which fly out to New York to fulfill the crew. The Dodgers will play Video games 3, 4 and (probably) 5 at Yankee Stadium on Monday, Tuesday and (if crucial) Wednesday.
The Dodgers lead the Yankees 2-0 within the collection.
ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez contributed to this report.
