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Nothing seems to bother two-way star Shohei Ohtani at the plate. Ohtani homered for the third straight game after learning he will probably need Tommy John surgery, launching a three-run shot to cap the Los Angeles Angels' four-run third inning in a 5-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Shut down as a pitcher because of the right elbow problem, the left-handed hitting Ohtani smacked his 19th homer of the season of Carlos Rodon to break a tie with Kenji Johjima for the most by a Japanese rookie in the majors. Continue to Article

September 08, 2018 12:33:am EST

Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani says he plans to finish this season as the team's designated hitter and hasn't decided yet if he'll have Tommy John surgery. "Nothing's set right now," Ohtani said through a translator. The Angels announced Wednesday that an MRI showed Ohtani had new damage in his pitching elbow, and that Tommy John surgery was the recommended course of action. Continue to Article

September 07, 2018 9:29:pm EST

Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn announced today that rookie starter Michael Kopech needs Tommy John surgery. Kopech is all but certain to miss the entire 2019 season. In that brief time there have been highs and lows, but his 15/2 K/BB ratio suggested that all of the promise he showed as a triple-digit-throwing minor leaguer was well-founded. Continue to Article

September 07, 2018 8:54:pm EST

Getting the call to the big leagues was about as great of news as Michael Kopech could have received. From just about my absolute peak to the absolute rock bottom for me," he said. The shocking news that Kopech, the team's top-ranked pitching prospect and a guy many view as a future ace, will likely undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entirety of the 2019 season hit the White Sox, their rebuilding effort and their fan base like a truck Friday. Continue to Article

September 07, 2018 8:42:pm EST

Just as the rebuilding Chicago White Sox were starting to form their rotation for the future, a major setback: Top prospect Michael Kopech has an injured right elbow and probably will need Tommy John surgery. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn made the announcement before Friday night's home game against the Los Angeles Angels. "If there's any silver lining to this, it would simply be that giving the timing of this injury, he will be on a pace to compete without restriction at the start of spring training for 2020," Hahn said. Continue to Article

September 07, 2018 8:27:pm EST