Shohei Ohtani undergoes successful arthroscopic surgery to repair labrum tear in left shoulder

Foto taken on October 16, 2024 shows the image of baseball player Shohei Othani being displayed on a large monitor while a Tokyo fire fighter make his way out of the Boss store in Omotesando. The Tokyo fire department was call due to what appears to be an electronic malfunctioning problem inside the store. Foto: Ramiro Vargas

According to the Los Angele Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to repair a labrum tear that resulted from a left (non-throwing) shoulder dislocation on October 26. The surgery was performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Ohtani injured the shoulder while sliding on a stolen base attempt in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 2 of the 2024 World Series. He is expected to be ready for Spring Training. The 6-foot-4, 30-year-old Ohtani is coming off an historic, record-setting season, in which he became the first player in Major League history with at least 50 home runs (54) and 50 stolen bases (59). In addition to homers, Ohtani led the National League in on-base percentage (.390), slugging percentage (.646), OPS (1.036), total bases (411), runs (134), RBI (130), plate appearances (731) and wins above replacement (9.2 Baseball-Reference, 9.1 Fangraphs).

In 2023, his most recent season on the mound, Ohtani went 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 167 strikeouts in 132 innings (11.4 K/9) for the Los Angeles Angels. For his MLB career, Ohtani is 38-19 with a 3.01 ERA, 1.08 WIHP and 608 strikeouts in 481.2 innings (11.4 K/9).