NEW YORK (AP) — Concerns seemed to vanish and Los Angeles Dodgers players wore smiles at Yankee Stadium as they prepared for Game 3 of the World Series: Shohei Ohtani was set to play Monday night despite a partially dislocated left shoulder.
Ohtani got hurt sliding into second base when he was caught stealing to end the seventh inning of Saturday night’s 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 2 at Los Angeles.
Fans and teammates wondered whether Sho could go this week.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made Ohtani’s presence atop the batting order sound close to a sure thing.
“I just don’t see him not playing Game 3,” Roberts said before Sunday night’s workout. “If he feels good enough to go, then I see no reason why he wouldn’t be in there.”
Ohtani did not travel with the team to New York in order to undergo imaging. He was on a separate flight.
“As far as test results, we’ve got doctors scrambling everywhere. I…
