Ohtani in starting lineup at DH vs. Mets

Despite the crushing news of Shohei Ohtani‘s elbow harm, there should be a silver lining for baseball followers.

Ohtani, who will not pitch once more this season after being identified with a tear in his proper ulnar collateral ligament, was within the Angels’ beginning lineup at DH and hitting second towards the Mets on Friday evening.

Ohtani had handled arm fatigue for a number of weeks earlier than leaving his Wednesday afternoon begin towards the Reds after simply 1 1/3 innings. Still, he hit his MLB-leading forty fourth homer and, regardless of being informed his analysis between video games, Ohtani requested to stay within the lineup because the DH in Game 2’s 7-3 loss and went 1-for-5 with a hustle double within the fifth.

Angels GM Perry Minasian, who made the announcement Wednesday evening, stated that it was unclear whether or not the 29-year-old would require his second Tommy John surgical procedure, having already undergone the process following his rookie season in October 2018. 

Despite the distinctive nature of the scenario, there’s a highway map obtainable to the Angels. Ohtani equally selected to delay surgical procedure in 2018 and thrived on the plate after being pulled from the rotation, posting a 1.003 OPS with seven dwelling runs over his final 24 video games.