The most intriguing season in a century has come to an unfortunate end. Shohei Ohtani is expected to undergo elbow ligament-replacement surgery, putting his career as a pitcher on hold until the 2020 season.
No player has been as successful hitting and pitching since Babe Ruth in 1919. The Angels said in a statement Wednesday their rookie sensation has new damage in his ulnar collateral ligament, and he has been advised to undergo the procedure popularly known as Tommy John surgery.
Ohtani was diagnosed with a torn ligament in June, but doctors opted to try to repair it with injections of platelet-rich plasma and stem cells.