Dodgers say Ohtani’s surgery on his shoulder went well

The Dodgers said that Shohei Ohtani will be ready for spring training after surgery went well on Tuesday on the left shoulder he hurt in Game Two of the World Series.

When the Japanese pitcher-hitter tried to steal second base in the seventh inning, he dislocated his shoulder and needed help getting off the field. He came back to play the rest of the series, which the Dodgers won 4-1 over the New York Yankees.

“Shohei Ohtani today underwent successful arthroscopic surgery, performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, to repair a labrum tear that resulted from a left shoulder dislocation Oct. 26,” the team wrote in a statement.

“He is expected to be ready for Spring Training.”

Ohtani hits left-handed but throws right-handed. He didn’t pitch this season because he was still healing from surgery on his right arm that Dr. ElAttrache did during the offseason.

The 30-year-old still had a great season at bat and on the bases. He became the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season, making him the first member of the “50/50 club.”

Ohtani made a record-setting $700 million, 10-year deal with the Dodgers. It was there that he won his first title and helped set records for the most people watching MLB games in Japan.

Ohtani is on track to win his third MVP award in four years later this month, and he plans to pitch again next year.