As is the case with all athletes, we worry about injury slowing down a player’s roll. In some cases, we expect the worse because of a particular player’s injury history or “bad luck.”

Regardless of the sport, X can happen if he stays healthy. The minute you place a high-stake bet on someone’s future, you’re assuming that they’ll finish the season.

The game of baseball is far better when Shohei Ohtani is doing his thing, pitching and hitting. As will be pointed out in the attached article by Rhett Bollinger of mlb.com, the timing couldn’t be worse for Shohei. Every team interested in pursuing him on the free agent market will have to adjust their expectations.

Shohei Ohtani has UCL tear, won’t pitch again in ’23 (mlb.com)

For practical purposes, this injury will not impact the Angels playoff hopes-those were dashed a month ago.