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Dodgers announce status for Game 3 of WS

Harry October 28, 2024

NEW YORK — If Shohei Ohtani He can handle the pain and will play in Game 3 of the World Series. Los Angeles Dodgers.

Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday night at Yankee Stadium that he expects Ohtani to play in Game 3 on Monday night if the heavy-hitting leadoff hitter can tolerate the discomfort two days after suffering an injury. left shoulder subluxation In Game 2 on Saturday night.

“If (Ohtani) feels well enough to go, I don’t see any reason why he shouldn’t be there,” Roberts said Sunday night.

After undergoing shoulder tests in Los Angeles, Ohtani flew away from the team and would arrive in New York on Sunday evening, Roberts said. The coach said hitting balls off the tee and taking batting practice in an indoor cage “that would mean a lot.”

“I think she’s very aware of herself and her body.”

After Saturday night’s game, Roberts seemed confident Ohtani had avoided a serious injury, but the Dodgers’ designated hitter had to go. undergo more testing to confirm.

On Sunday, Roberts said Ohtani’s situation is no different than Cody Bellinger’s, who suffered a shoulder dislocation in 2020. celebrating his departure home in the National League Championship Series. The shoulder was reattached and Bellinger played in the World Series.

However, Ohtani’s condition is slightly better than Bellinger’s: Ohtani injured his left shoulder, and Bellinger injured his right shoulder. Since both are left-handed hitters, the strain on the right forearm is much greater.

Ohtani injured his left shoulder in the seventh inning of Game 2 as he attempted a steal and slid to second base, lingering on the ground and then leaving the field with his coach.

“The whole stadium went silent,” Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez said.

The Dodgers are up 2-0 in the World Series, and games 3, 4 and 5 (if necessary) will be held Monday through Wednesday at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Maybe Ohtani won’t be at his best. But Roberts isn’t too worried about that, especially given Ohtani’s outstanding presence against Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt in Game 3.

“If he can play, if he’s willing to play, he’ll play,” Roberts says. “Schmidt will know Shohei is in the box, so that means everything.”

Signed for $700 Ohtani became the first player in history to reach the million-dollar mark last winter. 50 home runs and 50 steals in a single season and will likely be the unanimous National League MVP. Making his first career postseason appearance, the 30-year-old had three homers, 10 RBIs and an .863 OPS in 13 games during the Los Angeles playoff series.

He went 1 to 8 against the Yankees in the first two games of the World Series.

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