Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is expected to be placed on the 15-day injured list (IL) due to poor condition in his right upper arm, with manager Dave Roberts admitting the team had delayed the move, saying, “We’ve put it off as long as we possibly could.” Ohtani has been mired in a batting slump since late August and had already sat out six of the team’s last seven games before this decision, and U.S. media have reported that he concealed the severity of the injury from the club. On 5ch, the thread mixed comments showing a lack of understanding of how the IL system works, voices questioning the team’s handling of the situation, and speculation about contract clauses governing how Ohtani is used.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, 32, is expected to be placed on the 15-day injured list (IL) on the 10th (11th Japan time) due to poor condition in his right upper arm, manager Dave Roberts revealed. The move will be applied retroactively to the 8th (9th Japan time), meaning the earliest he could return is the home game against the Padres on the 23rd (24th Japan time).
[Rare Photo] Shohei Ohtani Eating a Snack
Ohtani has been stuck in a batting slump since late August, and it was clear something was off. He had sat out six of the team’s last seven games. Manager Roberts explained, “We want to reset, get him feeling right, and have him at his best heading into the postseason,” while admitting the call came late: “We put [the decision] off as long as we possibly could.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
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He was exactly like that back with the Angels too. Makes you wonder what the Dodgers were even watching before signing him.
US sports shows flip their take in a heartbeat anyway, so this is just business as usual.
Left knee, right upper arm, neck… and even with his knee not fully healed, he kept stealing bases and running aggressively while stuck in a long slump. Of course people are going to say "what are you doing, just rest already."
Well, the owner is… you know how that goes. The Dodgers will probably crash out in the postseason.
Another one of Anonymous★'s baseball trash-talk threads, huh.
Makes no sense. "Trash-talk" thread, lol.
muffin★ pulls the same kind of stunt too. So that matching typo from the other day was… (implying the two mod accounts might be run by the same person)
Well, he clearly couldn't keep up his two-way act, so it's not like he was flat-out faking it — the physical toll is something nobody's ever had to handle before.
What toll? He's not even playing defense, lol.
Then explain why starting pitchers need four days of rest between starts.
Have you ever even played baseball?
Isn't whether he plays or not really his own call?
Of course it's written into the contract — right alongside WBC participation approval, a no-trade clause, a no-minor-league-demotion clause, and so on.
Apparently he can't even be dropped from the starting lineup without his own consent.
Well, you can't deny that a ridiculous amount of Japanese money is flowing in thanks to Ohtani.
That's why, contract and all, nobody can openly trash him and bench him for good — I get that.
But honestly, his output this season has been nowhere close to matching his salary, and keeping a player performing this badly in the starting lineup sets a terrible example for his teammates. So at some point, yeah.
And now with the team's first 7-game win streak of the season,
the local media and fans are absolutely tearing into Ohtani as things stand.
Check the related sites and you'll see.
You hang in there too, old man.
Some players are the type to push through pain no matter what, so it's the team doctor's job to stop them from doing that.
The Dodgers are just being incompetent here.
I think he probably did get his arm examined.
That's what Roberts seemed to be implying.
Back in his Angels days too, the team tried to get him to undergo a full exam and Ohtani refused.
Not sure if refusing an exam is some special privilege just for Ohtani or something worked out with the players' union.
Background and Key Points of This Story
MLB’s IL (injured list) is a system with a minimum 15-day stint meant to get players back on the field, and a player can be placed on it even without a serious injury. The point of contention here is why the move was delayed for so long, given that Ohtani had been in a slump since late August and had sat out six of the team’s last seven games. Opinions in the thread split between those arguing “Ohtani’s own wishes are being prioritized” or “the team is tiptoeing around him,” and those who think “the team simply failed to catch it and reacted late.” It’s worth noting that claims like “he refused a full medical exam” or “he faked being sick to skip the All-Star Game” are unconfirmed rumors, not verified facts. The details of any contract clauses covering playing time or roster moves also haven’t been officially disclosed.
*This article was compiled by excerpting and summarizing the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Shohei Ohtani’s Delayed IL Stint: US Report Claims He ‘Deceived the Team About the Severity of His Injury’.”
