Baseball fans from Tokyo to Tinseltown awoke to some dire news on Thursday: Shohei Ohtani has torn the UCL in his pitching elbow and could require a second Tommy John Surgery.Not only will this prevent him from pitching for the Los Angeles Angels again in 2023, but it dramatically impacts the market value of baseball's two-way sensation, who was expanded to command a record-breaking deal in free agency this winter. MLB contemporaries such as Kansas City's Salvador Perez and Toronto's Jordan Romano previously estimated Ohtani's worth at $600 million, putting him in Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's exclusive neighborhood.Of course, even at half strength, Ohtani remains baseball's most explosive offensive force. His 44 home runs lead the majors, and his OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) is a career-best and MLB-leading 1.069. And while the Angels' season continues to crater in Anaheim, Ohtani remains the favorite to win American League MVP.
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