Shohei Ohtani undergoes elbow surgery
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Shohei Ohtani underwent surgery this morning. Here’s a statement from his agent Nez Balelo… pic.twitter.com/ES2RSp1rOJ
— Alden Gonzalez (@Alden_Gonzalez) September 19, 2023
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September 19, 2023
Shohei Ohtani underwent elbow surgery on Tuesday morning, agent Nez Balelo announced. The process was carried out with “heavy emphasis on the bigger picture” of his career, Balelo said.
Ohtani, who posted a 3.14 ERA with 167 strikeouts over 132 innings this year, made the last of his 23 starts on August 23 when a torn UCL forced him to switch to hitting exclusively for the remainder of the season.
“I had surgery on my elbow this morning and everything went very well,” Ohtani said in a statement on his Instagram account. “Thank you for all the prayers and kind words.
“It was very unfortunate that I couldn’t finish the year on the field, but I’ll be rooting for the boys until the end.”
“I will work as hard as I can and do my best to return to the diamond stronger than ever.”
“The ultimate plan after consulting with Shohei was to correct the problem at hand and strengthen the healthy ligament in place while adding viable tissue for elbow longevity,” said Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who performed the operation. “I expect a full recovery and he will be ready to play without restrictions on Opening Day 2024 and do both.” [hit and pitch] Come 2025.”
You can read the full statement below and Here.
Ohtani was ruled out for the season on Sunday due to a persistent lean problem. He was out of the squad for 11 games before being placed on the 15-day injured list.
In the long term, the news is significant for Ohtani in many ways. He is an impending free agent who, prior to his UCL tear, was routinely expected to fetch $500 million in any deal. While Ohtani will still be the top free agent available this offseason, it’s unclear what his contract will look like without him next season.
This issue is even more complicated considering this was Ohtani’s second major surgery on his right elbow. Ohtani underwent Tommy John surgery at the end of the 2018 season to repair a tear in the same UCL. That wiped out his 2019 season, and he made just two starts in 2020 due to further arm problems and a pandemic-shortened season.
When Ohtani fully returned to the mound in 2021, he put together one of the most impressive three-year stretches in baseball history – on both sides of the ball. From 21-23, Ohtani hit 124 home runs and posted the fourth-best OPS+ (161) among hitters with at least 1,000 plate appearances. He also struck out 542 batters in 428 1/3 innings, posting the second-best ERA+ (152) among starters with at least 400 innings pitched.
With his contributions as a two-way player, Ohtani’s 26.3 WAR, per FanGraphs, was easily the highest in all of baseball during his three-year prime. With surgery sidelining his pitching contributions until at least the 2025 season, it will be quite a while before we see the two-way phenom playing on both sides of the ball again.