Shohei Ohtani suffered a shoulder injury in Game 2 of the World Series, leaving a previously jubilant Dodger Stadium stunned as he left the field with a trainer.

Ohtani was thrown out trying to steal second base to end the bottom of the seventh inning and was left on the ground in obvious pain. He held onto his left arm, which took most of his weight as he slid into second place.

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports later reported that it was a shoulder injury.

Fox Sports microphones picked up Ohtani’s conversation after the injury, with a Japanese-speaking report reporting that the slugger said his left shoulder dislocated.

Ohtani did not officially leave the game because the inning was over and he is the Dodgers’ designated hitter, meaning Los Angeles did not have to replace him until his next at-bat.

The Dodgers were up 4-1 at the time of the injury, but any significant Ohtani injury would be devastating for them, as well as for baseball in general. The 2024 World Series was set up as Ohtani’s first appearance on baseball’s biggest stage, with ratings to match.

Instead, the Dodgers and their fans will hold their breath as the series heads to New York, with Game 3 scheduled for Monday.

Stealing bases had been the story of Ohtani’s season, as he went from a fast but inefficient base runner to one of baseball’s best players in his first season with the Dodgers. He made MLB history with the first-ever 50-50 season, finishing the year with 59 steals on 63 attempts, but the postseason was a different story for that skill. The game in which he was injured was only his second attempt in the play-offs, without success.