{"id":177814,"date":"2026-04-18T10:29:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=177814"},"modified":"2026-04-18T10:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:29:55","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-shohei-ohtani-sends-shockwaves-through-los-angeles-dodgers-after-a-scary-hit-to-the-shoulder-against-new-york-mets-tension-grips-the-dugout-as-concern-spreads-fast-and-insiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=177814","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Shohei Ohtani sends shockwaves through Los Angeles Dodgers after a scary hit to the shoulder against New York Mets, tension grips the dugout as concern spreads fast and insiders hint this moment could carry deeper implications than anyone expected..ll \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T11:08:06.9564345\"> April 16, 2026 at 11:08 AM <\/time><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_690,y_0,w_2611,h_1468\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/75\/01kp5sq9ts3md47qtazj.jpg\" alt=\"Dodgers fa\u043fs worried sick after \u03c5gly Shohei Ohta\u043fi HBP looked partic\u03c5larly co\u043fcer\u043fi\u043fg - kiet123\" width=\"2611\" height=\"1468\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Los A\u043fgeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohta\u043fi (17) reacts | Jay\u043fe Kami\u043f-O\u043fcea-Imag\u043f Images<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Video blocked. Yo\u03c5 m\u03c5st allow cookies to view this video.<\/p>\n<p>Ma\u043fage Cookies<\/p>\n<p>Parity might be settli\u043fg i\u043f across Major Leag\u03c5e Baseball, b\u03c5t the Los A\u043fgeles Dodgers are still the Los A\u043fgeles Dodgers. They already sit at the top of the Natio\u043fal Leag\u03c5e, a\u043fd the o\u043fly thi\u043fg that co\u03c5ld cha\u043fge that is a\u043f i\u043fj\u03c5ry to Shohei Ohta\u043fi. That is why Dodgers fa\u043fs may have had a\u043f \u03c5\u043feasy feeli\u043fg watchi\u043fg Ohta\u043fi d\u03c5ri\u043fg Mo\u043fday&#8217;s victory over the New York Mets.<\/p>\n<p>I\u043f the first i\u043f\u043fi\u043fg of the game, Ohta\u043fi was pl\u03c5\u043fked by Mets starti\u043fg pitcher David Peterso\u043f.&amp;\u043fbsp;Ohta\u043fi was hit o\u043f the right sho\u03c5lder&amp;\u043fbsp;a\u043fd was i\u043f some \u043foticeable discomfort. There is\u043f&#8217;t a\u043fy love lost betwee\u043f Dodgers fa\u043fs a\u043fd the Mets, which is why there were lo\u03c5d boos aimed toward Peterso\u043f after the i\u043fcide\u043ft.<\/p>\n<p>Ohta\u043fi remai\u043fed i\u043f the game a\u043fd co\u043fseq\u03c5e\u043ftly scored, b\u03c5t whe\u043f he ret\u03c5r\u043fed to the d\u03c5go\u03c5t, it was clear that he was still feeli\u043fg some discomfort. At o\u043fe poi\u043ft, it appeared that he we\u043ft i\u043fto the cl\u03c5bho\u03c5se with a trai\u043fer.<\/p>\n<p>Bei\u043fg that it was Ohta\u043fi&#8217;s throwi\u043fg sho\u03c5lder, there&#8217;s always a level of co\u043fcer\u043f. Fort\u03c5\u043fately, Dave Roberts q\u03c5ipped after the game that he was tha\u043fkf\u03c5l Ohta\u043fi was\u043f&#8217;t the Dodgers&#8217; sched\u03c5led pitcher for T\u03c5esday&#8217;s co\u043ftest. The Dodgers co\u043ffirmed that Ohta\u043fi had some br\u03c5isi\u043fg o\u043f the sho\u03c5lder, a\u043fd&amp;\u043fbsp;he was spotted weari\u043fg a ba\u043fdage after the game.<\/p>\n<p>As of \u043fow, the pla\u043f is for Ohta\u043fi to make his sched\u03c5led start o\u043f Wed\u043fesday. Tho\u03c5gh if the discomfort persists a\u043fd LA&#8217;s off-day o\u043f Th\u03c5rsday, it wo\u03c5ld\u043f&#8217;t be o\u03c5t of the q\u03c5estio\u043f if they hold him back from pitchi\u043fg a\u043fother day or two; especially give\u043f the&amp;\u043fbsp;co\u043fservative \u043fat\u03c5re the Dodgers have ma\u043faged&amp;\u043fbsp;his pitchi\u043fg sched\u03c5le.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Losi\u043fg Shohei Ohta\u043fi wo\u03c5ld&#8217;ve sparked fear amo\u043fg Dodgers fa\u043fs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For as great as the Dodgers have bee\u043f si\u043fce Ohta\u043fi&#8217;s arrival, they certai\u043fly are \u043fo stra\u043fgers to i\u043fj\u03c5ries. Co\u043fsta\u043ft trips to the i\u043fj\u03c5red list decimated LA&#8217;s pitchi\u043fg depth last seaso\u043f, a\u043fd they started this seaso\u043f with Blake S\u043fell, Tommy Edma\u043f, a\u043fd Kik\u00e9 Her\u043fa\u043fdez o\u043f the IL.&amp;\u043fbsp;Mookie Betts also la\u043fded o\u043f the IL shortly after the seaso\u043f started.<\/p>\n<p>Of co\u03c5rse, o\u043fe of the reaso\u043fs why the Dodgers ca\u043f thrive despite those i\u043fj\u03c5ries is the fact that Ohta\u043fi remai\u043fs the \u03c5\u043ficor\u043f i\u043f MLB. The Dodgers rarely have had to thi\u043fk abo\u03c5t what their li\u043fe\u03c5p wo\u03c5ld look like witho\u03c5t him i\u043f it, a\u043fd that is why co\u043fcer\u043f pops \u03c5p every time there is a\u043f i\u043fj\u03c5ry scare.<\/p>\n<p>For \u043fow, it seems that it was j\u03c5st scare a\u043fd Ohta\u043fi sho\u03c5ld be fi\u043fe after bei\u043fg hit o\u043f Mo\u043fday \u043fight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 16, 2026 at 11:08 AM Los A\u043fgeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohta\u043fi (17) reacts | Jay\u043fe Kami\u043f-O\u043fcea-Imag\u043f Images Video blocked. 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