Shohei Ohtani's time as a pitcher is done for the season. The Angels would like to make it clear it isn't their fault.
Aug. 23, postgame: Ohtani is announced to have torn UCL.
Look at that sequence of events and you might wonder if there was reason to believe Ohtani was already seriously injured, or in danger of serious injury, before he took the mound on Aug. 23. The Angels certainly seemed prepared for him to exit early that day, as they had starting pitcher Tyler Anderson ready to pitch 4 2/3 innings in relief.
Ohtani clearly wasn't feeling well for most of the month, and that led to a lot of people second-guessing the Angels not taking a closer look at his arm, especially after his arm fatigue caused him to miss a start. Minasian's comment Saturday places responsibility for that lack of action directly on Ohtani.
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