Shohei Ohtani suffers a shoulder injury in Game 2 of the World Series

Shohei Ohtani suffered a shoulder injury in Game 2 of the World Series, leaving a stunned, previously cheering Dodger Stadium as he left the field with a trainer.

Ohtani was ejected while attempting to steal second base to end the bottom of the seventh inning and remained on the ground in obvious pain. He held his left arm, which bore the brunt of his weight as he slipped into the second arm.

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports later reported it was a shoulder injury.

Fox Sports microphones recorded Ohtani's conversation after the injury. A Japanese-language report said the thug said his left shoulder had popped out of its socket.

Ohtani did not officially leave the game because the inning was over and he is the Dodgers' designated hitter, so Los Angeles did not have to replace him until his next at-bat.

The Dodgers were 4-1 at the time of the injury, but any serious Ohtani injury would be terrible for them and baseball in general. The 2024 World Series was slated to be Ohtani's first appearance on baseball's biggest stage, with ratings to match.

Instead, the Dodgers and their fans will hold their breath as the series heads to New York with Game 3 scheduled for Monday.

Stealing bases had been the story of Ohtani's season as he went from being a fast but inefficient baserunner to one of baseball's best players in his first season with the Dodgers. He made MLB history with the first-ever 50-50 season and finished the year with 59 steals on 63 attempts, but the postseason was a different story for that skill. The game in which he was injured was only his second attempt at the playoffs, without success.