Why hasn’t Shohei Ohtani opted for Tommy John surgery? Only three explanations seem possible: • He wants to continue enjoying his best offensive season, nailing down the American League MVP award, the Angels’ single-season home-run record and possibly an unprecedented 50-homer, 25-stolen-base season. • He wants to avoid undergoing a second TJ, knowing his rehabilitation as a pitcher might be even lengthier and more difficult than it was the first time, when he was limited to 1 2/3 innings over two seasons. • He wants to ensure he is ready for Opening Day 2024 as a hitter, making him...
Dustin May and Red Sox’s Chris Sale are among the other pitchers who received the injections and later required TJs. Some in the game view the treatment as simply delaying the inevitable.
Conceivably, Ohtani could opt for surgery soon and still return as a hitter by Opening Day. When he underwent his first TJ on Oct. 1, 2018, he came back as a hitter the following May 9. The Phillies’this season made an even quicker recovery, undergoing the surgery Nov. 23 and making his season debut May 2. His return, which included a career-high homerless drought of 166 plate appearances through July 14, was not entirely smooth.
The difference with Harper is that he was coming off his first Tommy John. The recovery from a second TJ is longer and more delicate. Doctors told’s Evan Drellich that if Ohtani has the surgery, the best way for him to return as a top pitcher would be toOhtani’s sheer desire to play makes it unlikely he would sit out an entire season. He learned of his torn UCL between games of a doubleheader and played the second game.
Even a Triple Crown might not be out of reach; Ohtani leads the American League in homers by nine, is third in RBIs by two and third in batting average by 20 points. One rival executive, granted anonymity so he could speak candidly, said Ohtani’s value as a hitter is set and he will not earn a single cent more by continuing to pile up numbers.
So much about Ohtani remains a mystery. How much longer does he want to be a two-way player? Would he be open to playing the outfield? Might teams consider him less valuable on the open market if they feared he only might be a DH? (His
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