He said, "There is no structural damage," but in the end, he underwent surgery. The team's decision maker opened up about the surgery of LA Dodgers pitching and hitting player Shohei Ohtani.

Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes explained Ohtani's left shoulder surgery announced the previous day in an interview at a major league general manager's meeting at a resort in San Antonio, Texas on the 7th (Korea time).메이저놀이터

The Dodgers announced that Ohtani, who suffered a dislocated left shoulder injury while trying to steal second base in Game 2 of the World Series the previous day, underwent surgery to repair a ruptured joint in his left shoulder. The surgery was conducted by Dr. Neil Elatrice, who is the team's doctor and has treated the shoulders of Ryu Hyun-jin, Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Ha-sung in the past.

"The prognosis of surgery is really good," Gomes said, explaining about Ohtani's situation. "We plan to make sure that he will undergo rehabilitation for now. However, the good thing is that when swinging without throwing a ball, it is his left shoulder, which is his back shoulder."

He stressed again that the prognosis is good and predicted that Ohtani would be able to "prepare for the spring camp normally."

In a way, Ohtani is lucky to have injured his left shoulder as the general manager said. For him, who is a right-handed left-handed hitter, both pitching and hitting are shoulders that have little impact.

Asked whether the joint and spinal cord rupture was a newly discovered injury or an injury that he had already recognized, Gomes said the latter was the latter. "It is a part of the symptoms that usually occur when this type of injury occurs," he said, explaining that the injury was expected.

"After consulting with Dr. Elatrice, we concluded that having surgery after the season is the best way to move forward again," he said, stressing that surgery was the best decision.

The problem is that Ohtani has been rehabilitating as a pitcher since he underwent elbow surgery last year, playing designated hitter all season. Will this shoulder injury affect his return schedule as a pitcher?

Regarding this, he said, "I will proceed with rehabilitation for now. Of course, we will proceed with the rehabilitation process carefully. If you look at the big picture, however, I don't worry. Of course, I will stop rehabilitation (as a pitcher) for the entire week," emphasizing again that "it will not interfere with the general public."

Regarding the timing of his return as a pitcher, he said, "It's a little more complicated than normal rehabilitation," adding, "We'll continue to discuss what's the best way to achieve all goals."

His goal is to return to the mound in 2025, but he has to be cautious. "All pitchers on our team are subject to management. We will receive feedback on how they feel and how they feel. Of course, the most important thing is to have their performance peak at the most important time of the year," Gomes said.

Meanwhile, General Manager Gomes said in an interview that Mookie Betts, who returned to right field during the last season, will come back to the infield in the 2025 season.

Betts changed his position from second baseman to shortstop during the 2024 spring camp, but changed his position to right fielder again in August. He has yet to decide whether to move to shortstop or second baseman.

There is no discussion about manager Dave Roberts' contract yet, but "as far as we can see" Roberts will be the Dodgers manager, signaling that discussions on contract extension will take place soon.