LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani’s poor performance in the World Series should be attributed to his dislocated left shoulder.
He says no, but the game shows that not only the batting but also the base learning is affected by the uncomfortable left shoulder.
Ohtani injured his shoulder in Game 2 at Dodger Stadium on the 27th (Korea time). Ohtani, who got on base with a walk in the bottom of the seventh inning, had a shock to his shoulder as his left hand strongly touched the ground when he was sliding his leg out while trying to steal second base. Ohtani, who was diagnosed with incomplete subluxation, was listed in the lineup for Game 3 on the 29th without a break because MRI showed no special abnormalities.
However, he displayed no explosive hits. In the third game, he had no hit in three times at bat, one walk, and one run, and in the fourth game on Saturday, he had one hit in four times at bat. In four games of the World Series, he had a batting average of 0.133 (two hits in 15 times at bat) and two runs on two walks, four strikeouts, and an OPS of 0.478.
However, Ohtani frequently frowned when swinging at the batter’s box starting in Game 3. He felt uncomfortable with his shoulder. MLB.com said, “The aftermath of shoulder injury still exists. Ohtani frowned after swinging several times in the last two games. He said, “I tap to protect my shoulder,” but added, “I’m confident that the Dodgers and Ohtani will not have much impact. When Ohtani releases the bat with his backhand, he can make full swing without fear of pain.”
When Ohtani stepped down with a deep fly to center field at the second batter’s box in the top of the third inning of Game 4, he had a 102-mile batting speed, and when he had a heavy hit at the first base with no outs in the top of the fifth inning when his team was losing 3-5, he had a 103.8-mile batting speed. He is hitting the center of the bat, but no powerful hit has been made.
Ohtani ran as a runner on the day again, showing an awkward posture. When he was forced out from the second base in the fifth inning, he slid while holding the collar on his uniform with his left hand. The move is aimed at preventing impact on the shoulders.
After the fourth game, Ohtani told local media outlets, “The pain is gone. It’s better if you tap your shoulder than if you don’t,” adding, “If you hurt your right shoulder, you would have been affected by the blow. Thankfully, it is my left shoulder that is injured.” Ohtani says he has no problem.
In response, Roberts said, “So far, I think it’s okay. He did sliding today. So I don’t think base running is having a hard time. I won’t steal bases from now on. So I don’t think it’s a big deal.”
For this reason, it is not known how long the series, which the Dodgers are leading with 3 wins and 1 loss, will last, but some predict that Ohtani’s home run can be expected. 토토사이트
MLB.com said, “In summary, Ohtani’s World Series record is very small. Considering that he posted a batting average of 0.364 with two homers and an OPS of 1.184 in the NLCS against the Mets, Ohtani can play at least one more game to enjoy the World Series moment he tried to play. He is Shohei Ohtani even with unstable shoulders. We should not look at him roughly.”
The Yankees’ starting pitcher for Game 5 was Gerrit Cole. In Game 1, Ohtani pitched six innings of four hits, four strikeouts and no four outs, allowing one run. In his first at-bat, Ohtani hit a fastball with a flying distance of 373 feet at a speed of 36 degrees and 106 miles from the angle of launch, and in his second showdown, he was struck out swinging by a knuckle curve falling 84.4 miles from 2B2S.
In the sixth inning, Ohtani grounded out to shortstop, who was weak due to 89.8 miles outside changeup. It is still unclear whether Ohtani’s batting performance will improve in Game 5.
