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Shohei Ohtani underwent surgery this morning. Here is a statement from his agent, Nez Balelo… pic.twitter.com/ES2RSp1rOJ
– Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) September 19, 2023
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September 19, 2023
Shohei Ohtani underwent elbow surgery Tuesday morning, agent Nez Balelo announced. The proceedings were conducted with a “strong focus on the big picture” of his career, Balelo said.
Ohtani, who posted a 3.14 ERA with 167 strikeouts in 132 innings this year, made the last of his 23 starts on Aug. 23, when a torn UCL forced him to move exclusively to hitters for the remainder of the season.
“I had elbow surgery earlier this morning and everything went very well,” Ohtani said in a statement on his Instagram account. “Thank you so much for everyone’s prayers and kind words.
“It’s a real shame we couldn’t finish the year on the pitch, but I will support the boys until the end.
“I’m going to work as hard as I can and do my best to get back on the diamond stronger than ever.”
“The final plan after deliberation with Shohei was to repair the problem and strengthen the healthy ligament in place while adding viable tissue for longevity of the elbow,” said Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who performed the surgery. “I expect a full recovery, and he will be ready to hit without any restrictions on Opening Day 2024 and do both. [hit and pitch] come in 2025.”
You can read the full statement below and here.
Ohtani was ruled out of the season on Sunday due to a lingering oblique issue. He had been out of the lineup for 11 games before being placed on the 15-day injured list.
For the long-term outlook, the news is significant for Ohtani on many fronts. He’s an impending free agent who was routinely expected to clear $500 million in any deal before his UCL tear. While Ohtani is still the top free agent available this offseason, it’s unclear what his contract will look like without him pitching next season.
This issue is even more complicated given that 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 that same UCL. It wiped out his 2019 season, and due to additional arm issues and a pandemic-shortened season, he made just two starts in 2020.
When Ohtani returned to the mound fully in 2021, he put together one of the most impressive three-year stretches in baseball history – on both sides of the ball. From 21 to 23, Ohtani crushed 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, with the second-best ERA+ (152) among starters with at least 400 innings.
With his contributions as a two-way player, Ohtani’s 26.3 WAR per FanGraphs was by far the highest in all of baseball during his peak three years. With surgery sidelining his pitching contributions at least until the 2025 season, it will be some time before we see the two-way phenomenon happening again on both sides of the ball.
