LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers’ superstar Shohei Ohtani He injured his left arm in the seventh inning of the second game played on Saturday. World Series When he tried to steal second base against the New York Yankees. The severity of the injury was not immediately clear.

Ohtani held his left forearm after the feet were tagged by shortstop Anthony Volpe on the first slide at bat. He lay next to the bag for a few minutes before being attended to by the coaches and leaving the field.

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported from the Dodgers dugout that the issue was with Ohtani’s left shoulder.

The Japanese superstar and likely National League MVP was 0 for 3 in the game with the Dodgers leading 4-1. He went 1-for-8 in the first two games of the Fall Classic and hit .260 with three home runs and 10 RBIs in his first postseason run in the majors.

Most of Ohtani’s injuries since reaching the majors in 2018 have been pitching-related; This includes major surgeries on his right elbow in 2018 and last year. The two-way phenom did not pitch this year, but he became the first player in major league history with at least 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in a season.

In September 2019, he had surgery on his left kneecap due to a rare and congenital disorder. The procedure was performed on her two-piece patella, or kneecap, which was two pieces that were not fused together at birth.

Ohtani missed the 2017 World Baseball Classic after undergoing ankle surgery due to an injury sustained during the 2016 Japan Series.

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