Shohei Ohtani leading off for Dodgers in World Series Game 3, two days after dislocating shoulder

NEW YORK -- Shohei Ohtani was successful nan starting lineup arsenic nan Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter for Game 3 of nan World Series connected Monday night, 2 days aft nan prima partially dislocated his near shoulder.

Ohtani sewage hurt sliding into 2nd guidelines erstwhile he was caught stealing to extremity nan seventh inning of Saturday night’s 4-2 victory complete nan New York Yankees successful Game 2 astatine Los Angeles.

Seeking their eighth title and 2nd successful 5 years, nan Dodgers lead 2-0 successful nan best-of-seven series. Walker Buehler starts Game 3 for Los Angeles against Clarke Schmidt.

Ohtani clutched his near forearm aft being tagged by shortstop Anthony Volpe for nan last retired successful nan seventh connected a feetfirst descent Saturday night. He laid adjacent nan container for a mates of minutes earlier being tended to by diversion trainers and leaving nan field.

The apt NL MVP was 0 for 3 pinch a locomotion successful Game 2. 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.

A two-time AL MVP pinch nan Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani joined nan Dodgers past December for a grounds $700 million, 10-year contract.

The 30-year-old Ohtani deed .310 pinch 54 homers, 130 RBIs and 59 stolen bases, becoming nan first subordinate pinch astatine slightest 50 homers and 50 stolen bases successful a season. The two-way prima did not transportation this play while recovering from elbow room connected Sept. 19, 2023, and has been constricted to designated hitter.

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