Shohei Ohtani has torn the UCL in his right elbow. In service of the Los Angeles Angels’ last gasp at contention — wasted, like most everything else about the franchise — baseball’s most awe-inspiring star suffered an injury that could alter the course of his singular career.
The game’s first two-way superstar, Ohtani is a mortal lock for AL MVP honors, which would be his second time winning the award. Though the Angels bought reinforcements at the trade deadline in an attempt to help Ohtani reach the postseason for the first time — and perhaps convince him to stay — that effort has failed.