Shohei Ohtani is a unique talent. He's not a superhuman talent.
He can be one of the best hitters in the world. He does things no one else can.
But he also does things plenty of other guys do...like getting hurt.
No one should be overly alarmed by the latest news on Ohtani, who has been diagnosed with a first-degree sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament by a doctor in Japan, according to Jeff Passan ofYahoo Sports. But nobody should be too quick to dismiss it as nothing, either.
Pitchers have elbow strains all the time, and Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler responded to the report with a statement saying the team's MRI of Ohtani's elbow "was consistent with players his age.