Shohei Ohtani's status for World Series Game 3 is revealed as Dodgers give major update on injured shoulder

Los Angeles Dodgers sensation Shohei Ohtani will beryllium playing successful Game 3 of nan World Series aft appearing to wounded his enarthrosis successful Saturday's triumph complete nan New York Yankees.

Manager Dave Roberts confirmed nan bully news for nan Dodgers connected Sunday, telling reporters Ohtani is 'in a awesome spot and will beryllium playing successful crippled 3 tomorrow.'

Ohtani partially dislocated his shoulder while being thrown retired arsenic he tried to bargain 2nd guidelines successful nan seventh inning of Saturday's win.

He clutched his near forearm aft being tagged by shortstop Anthony Volpe for nan last retired successful nan inning connected a feetfirst slide. He laid adjacent nan container for a mates minutes earlier being tended to by trainers and leaving nan field.   

After LA improved its bid lead to 2-0, a societal media relationship that offers English-language reporting connected Japanese shot has revealed nan Dodgers star's speech pinch translators and trainers.

'Shoulder,' Ohtani said arsenic he laid successful nan infield, arsenic quoted connected nan Yakyu Cosmopolitan X account.

'Really?' nan translator asked. 'Which one?'

'Left,' Ohtani said.

When asked if his equipped popped retired of his enarthrosis socket, Ohtani is quoted arsenic saying: 'I deliberation so.'

The Japanese slugger — and presumptive National League MVP — was 0 for 3 pinch a locomotion successful nan game. He is 1 for 8 successful nan first 2 games of nan Fall Classic and is batting .260 pinch 3 location runs and 10 RBIs successful his first postseason successful nan majors.

'That was tough. You ne'er for illustration seeing nan champion subordinate successful nan crippled get injured for illustration that,' Yankees superstar Aaron Judge said. 'Trying to bargain a guidelines for illustration that there, and thing for illustration that happens. But hopefully it's each bully news. We'll spot what happens.'

Ohtani had been 1 of nan fewer players connected nan Dodgers roster who sewage done nan play without a awesome injury. The pitching unit has been beset by injuries, pinch astir each personnel of nan starting rotation spending clip connected nan injured list.

Among nan position players, Mookie Betts was retired for astir 2 months owed to a surgery near hand, and Max Muncy was retired astir half nan play owed to a correct oblique strain. Freddie Freeman is playing successful nan postseason pinch a severely sprained correct ankle.