Shohei Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder during World Series Game 2, status TBD

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder during seventh inning of Saturday’s Game 2 of World Series against New York Yankees when he tried to steal second base.

Ohtani’s status for Monday’s Game 3 in New York is unclear. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani “h a little left shoulder subluxation” and would get image testing eir Saturday night or Sunday.

Ohtani clutched his left forearm after being tagged by shortstop Anthony Volpe for final out in inning on a feetfirst slide. He laid near bag for a couple minutes before being tended to by trainers and leaving field.

“We’ll know more in next couple days,” Roberts said. “ strength was great. range of motion good. So we’re encouraged. But obviously I can’t speculate because we don’t get scans yet. So once we get scans, we’ll know more. Again, with strength, range of motion good, that’s certainly a positive.”

Dodgers held on for a 4-2 victory and le Series 2-0.

Japanese slugger — and presumptive National League MVP — was 0 for 3 with a walk in game. He is 1 for 8 in first two games of Fall Classic and is batting .260 with three home runs and 10 RBIs in his first postseason in majors.

“That was tough. You never like seeing best player in game get injured like that,” Yankees superstar Aaron Judge said. “Trying to steal a base like that re, and something like that happens. But hopefully it’s all good news. We’ll see what happens.”

Ohtani h been one of few players on Dodgers roster who got through season without a major injury. pitching staff has been beset by injuries, with nearly every member of starting rotation spending time on injured list.

Among position players, Mookie Betts was out for nearly two months due to a broken left hand, and Max Muncy was out nearly half season due to a right oblique strain. Freddie Freeman is playing in postseason with a bly sprained right ankle.

Betts is optimistic about Dodgers persevering if Ohtani is sidelined, especially after team overcame its injuries while earning most wins in majors during regular season and reaching World Series for fourth time in eight seasons.

“We’ve got a great group of guys in here and I believe we can take care of business for sure. I believe in us all,” Betts said.

Most of Ohtani’s injuries since coming to majors in 2018 have been pitching-related, including major operations on his right elbow in 2018 and last year. two-way phenomenon has not pitched this year but became first player in major league history with at least 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in a season.

In September 2019, he h surgery on his left kneecap due to a rare condition. procedure was on his bipartite patella, or a two-part kneecap that didn’t fuse toger at birth.

Ohtani missed 2017 World Baseball Classic after having ankle surgery because of an injury he suffered during 2016 Japan Series.

“When you have a group like this, y picked me up when I have been down. We’ll try to do same for him,” Freeman said.