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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed that pitcher Shohei Ohtani (32) has been placed on the injured list with inflammation in his right biceps. Ohtani reportedly feels discomfort through his entire right arm when swinging the bat, and the pain in his left knee also remains. On the thread, many pointed to a recurring pattern going back to his Angels days — playing through underreported injuries until they turn serious — and an anecdote about Ohtani continuing full-power swings in the batting cage behind the dugout right up until he landed on the IL became a hot topic. Meanwhile, opinions were split between those who see the left knee as the more serious long-term issue and those worried about the impact on this year’s MVP race.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts addressed the condition of pitcher Shohei Ohtani (32), who was placed on the injured list (IL) with inflammation in his right biceps.
[Photo] Shohei Ohtani placed on the injured list
Speaking to local reporters before the game against the Marlins on the road in Miami, Roberts said of Ohtani: “He has pain in the biceps. Right now we’re just letting him rest and see how he recovers, and we’ll go from there.” On the specifics, he added: “According to the medical staff and trainers, he feels discomfort in the right upper arm when he swings the bat — you could say it affects the whole arm. He also still has pain in the left knee. But right now, I think the biceps discomfort is the main issue.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
What was even the point of the Angels' "management" back then — even that time it was Ohtani who kept pitching against doctor's orders.
Back in his Angels days it didn't matter since they weren't making the playoffs anyway, so going all-out all season was fine. But the Dodgers make the postseason every year, so I wish he'd think about that a bit more. Guess it's too late now though.
What's really messed up is that Roberts got absolutely torn apart for supposedly not stopping him, when actually it was Ohtani who underreported the injury and lied about it.
Can this 32-year-old not even do basic workplace reporting ("hōrenso" — report/contact/consult, a core Japanese workplace norm)?
This changes everything if Ohtani was the one lying.
Everyone who was bashing Roberts owes him an apology.
How many times is this guy going to repeat the same thing?
Wait, seriously, three times?
*Reminder: he's a pitcher currently in rehab.
and after being coddled like that, he's already falling apart at 30? Come on, Ohtani.
He's probably compensating for his elbow, which is throwing everything else out of whack.
His mechanics look kind of ugly now too — this seems pretty serious.
The Dragons are waiting for him —
same blue uniform, so he should be fine with that. (the Chunichi Dragons, an NPB team also in blue)
A torn meniscus never fully heals even with surgery.
Fluid builds up periodically for the rest of your life and has to be drained.
And it's the left knee, his plant leg, so he's probably done for.
Once he got money stolen by Ippei, some people already started treating him as an oddball.
In the US it's less "had his money stolen" and more just "gambling guy" as far as the general perception goes.
It won't heal.
A knee like that basically means retirement territory.
Aren't you the one getting it backwards?
Ohtani doesn't exist for the team's sake — the team exists for Ohtani's sake.
Does it change how much money he gets paid?
Simply because he wants to be adored.
He doesn't want to get passed in home runs by Murakami or Okamoto.
Bonds won 4 straight MVPs.
If Ohtani wins MVP this year, he'll tie that at four in a row.
He's already crushing him by a landslide, as always.
Do you seriously believe his knee is actually hurt?
It's probably actually hurt, yeah.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
The IL placement announced this time is for inflammation in the right biceps; according to Manager Roberts’ comments, the discomfort extends across the whole right arm during swings, while the left knee pain persists as well. That said, nothing in the team’s official comments confirms that Ohtani “misrepresented the severity of his injury” — much of the thread’s speculation about a cover-up or false reporting is based on assumptions by posters on 5channel, which is worth keeping in mind. Some comments assert with certainty how serious the left knee damage is, but the source article does not list a specific diagnosis. The frequent comparisons to his injury history from his Angels days stem from Ohtani’s track record of pitching restrictions and IL stints in the past; how much of the second half of this season he ends up missing will depend on the results of further examination.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Shohei Ohtani (32)’s right arm injury reportedly worse than his knee.”
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