The news broke Friday that Japanese sensation Shohei Ohtani is broken.

He has a Grade 2 strain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, and Tommy John surgery is in is future.

Nothing has been scheduled by the Los Angeles Angels, who successfully wooed Ohtani in December to knock off six other suitors.

The Angels will first see if the elbow responds to a platelet-rich plasma injection and stem-cell treatment. They will give that three weeks, and probably at least another three weeks if there are signs of healing.

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