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Ohtani done pitching in '23 due to elbow tear
The Angels' Shohei Ohtani has a torn UCL in his right elbow and will not pitch again this season, while three-time MVP Mike Trout will return to the IL one day after being activated.
Angels' Shohei Ohtani has elbow tear, won't pitch again this season
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff Writer Aug 24, 2023, 01:13 AM ET
Shohei Ohtani has a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will not pitch again this season, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night in Anaheim, California, a shocking twist in the lead-up to arguably the most highly anticipated free agency in baseball history.
Ohtani exited his start in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds earlier Wednesday after recording just four outs and throwing only 26 pitches. A subsequent MRI revealed the tear, though Minasian said he did not know the severity of it. Ohtani nonetheless insisted on serving as the designated hitter in Game 2, ultimately going 1-for-5 in the Angels' 7-3 loss, and will seek secondary opinions to determine his next step.
One option, of course, is Tommy John surgery, a procedure he already underwent on his right elbow in October 2018 and one that would keep him off the mound for the entirety of the 2024 season -- a development that would significantly affect a free agent sweepstakes that many expected to yield a $500-plus million contract.
"As far as plans and details, I don't have those yet," Minasian said at Angel Stadium. "I've been in contact with his representation. Obviously he hit the second game. He's played with this, in '18, but with that being said we'll take it day by day and see where it goes. Obviously disappointing news. I feel terrible for him. But it is what it is. If anybody can bounce back, it's him."
The Angels recently opted not to trade Ohtani, the two-way sensation they hoped to sign to a lucrative extension, and have gone 5-16 since the Aug. 1 trade deadline, on pace for a franchise-record eighth consecutive losing season. They currently are riding a four-game losing streak. And their other superstar, Mike Trout, who returned from a seven-week absence because of a hamate fracture earlier this week, will return to the injured list because his attempts to swing in Tuesday's game "didn't go well," Minasian said.
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That really sucks. I really really hope we aren't robbed of this guys talent due to an injury plagued career. Probably seeing why people don't do what he's doing, aside from most can't. 162 games is a lot for an everyday player but to pitch every 5th on top of it, at a high level is brutal on an arm after awhile.
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That means by the umpire accuracy data we have that something like 389 of those pitches were called incorrectly (~91% accuracy rate).
Four fucking hundred missed calls when the technology exists to get it right 99.99% of the time without any of these worthless pieces of shit losing heir job.
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The MiLB games I saw that used robo ump still had the home plate ump. He just got the ball/strike call in an ear piece (I assume). I didn't even realize it was being used until someone told me. No disruption to the game at all. So I am assuming teh same thing at MLB?
I have never seen the challenge system in use but I don't get that one either. Why let them fuck up and waste time challenging it? Just get it right up front.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, which is highly likely, but doesn't the ball have to cross the front of the plate between the knees and armpits to be a called strike? Meaning a big ole sweeper can't come in and hit a back part of the plat and still be called a strike. If so, that means the AI only hast to look at 1 vertical plane to get the call right which would make it damn near perfect on balls and strikes. Wouldn't that be a novel idea.
Edit: yep I was wrong. Defined as the "volume of space above home plate between the bend in the batters knee and the midpoint between the batters belt and top of the shoulder". Ok then, these umps still suck ass!
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