Shohei Ohtani has decided to undergo Tommy John surgery and will have the procedure next week.
Dr. Neal ElAttrache will perform the procedure in Los Angeles.
\"I think it was the proper decision Shohei made to have surgery, and the sooner the better,\" Mike Scioscia said.
The Angels announced Sept. 5 that an MRI showed Ohtani had new damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow and that Tommy John surgery was the recommended course of action.
The 24-year-old maintained he would be able to return next season as a DH, even though he might not be able to throw again until 2020.
\"It obviously puts him out of pitching in 2019, but he\'ll be able to hit, and I think he\'s at peace with that,\" Scioscia said. \"He wants to excel at both phases of the game. The fact he can\'t pitch (next season), there is a little bit of a void. But he\'ll be able to hit and focus on that.\"
Via ESPN