Dodgers star vows to play in World Series despite injury
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Sunday that star player Shohei Ohtani will take the field for Game 3 of the World Series, easing fears after he suffered a shoulder injury during Game 2. Ohtani, the Dodgers’ dynamic leadoff hitter, sustained the injury while attempting to steal second base in the...
Dodgers facing pair of injury concerns for NLCS Game 6
The Dodgers are headed back to L.A. for Game 6 of the NLCS with a 3-2 lead, but the club nonetheless faces some question marks regarding who exactly they’ll have available Sunday. Catcher Will Smith departed Game 5 early after taking a pitch off of his glove hand during the game, but per Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times X-rays on Smith’s hand came back negative and he’s expected to be available for Game 6. That’s surely a relief for the Dodgers, given that Smith (111 wRC+) is a massive improvement over back-up Austin Barnes (86 wRC+) with the bat.
Injured Dodgers SS experiences another setback
Miguel Rojas was left off the Dodgers’ NLCS roster due to a partially torn left adductor muscle, and the infielder has already said he’ll need to undergo surgery to correct the problem after the season is over. However, as Rojas told Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, he is also dealing with a sports hernia that will require more surgical attention.