Shohei Ohtani had arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday to repair a labrum tear in his left shoulder, following an injury the Los Angeles Dodgers star suffered during Game 2 of the World Series on Oct. 26.

The Dodgers say the Japanese two-way player is expected to be ready for spring training in February.

Ohtani injured his non-throwing shoulder while sliding into second base on a stolen base attempt, which resulted in a shoulder dislocation. He returned to play the next three games, helping the Dodgers beat the Yankees in five games to win the championship.

The surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the team’s head physician, in Los Angeles.

Ohtani was just 1 for 11 at the plate with a walk in the World Series following the injury, but his presence was galvanizing for a lineup that had relied on his production all season. The 30-year-old produced one of the best regular seasons in baseball history, becoming the first player to have at least 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same season.

He signed a $700 million, 10-year deal with the Dodgers last year.

It remains to be seen if the surgery will affect Ohtani’s planned return as a pitcher in 2025. The right-hander had surgery on his throwing elbow last offseason, which kept him off the mound in 2024.

Acuña Jr., Strider to miss opener? >> Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and pitcher Spencer Strider are not expected to recover from injuries in time for Atlanta’s season opener at San Diego on March 27.

Acuña, the 2023 NL MVP, tore his left ACL on May 26 and the 26-year-old slugger had surgery on June 6.

Strider, a 26-year-old right-hander, had surgery on April 12 on his pitching elbow. He had Tommy John surgery in 2019.

NHL

Toronto’s Matthews has upper-body injury >> The Maple Leafs superstar captain Auston Matthews missed Tuesday night’s game against the Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins with an upper-body injury.

Toronto coach Craig Berube said following the morning skate that Matthews, who’s listed as day-to-day, has been “fighting through” the issue but added it’s not related to the center’s past wrist problems.

Matthews, who was born in San Ramon, has five goals and 11 points in 13 games this season.

Blues’ Holloway departs on stretcher >> St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway left Tuesday night’s home contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning and departed the rink on a stretcher after being struck in the neck area by a puck late in the first period.

Tennis

Gauff beats Swiatek to reach WTA semis >> Coco Gauff earned her second victory over Iga Swiatek in 13 career matchups, winning 6-3, 6-4 at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to reach the semifinals of the season-ending tournament.

The result means that Swiatek can’t move up from No. 2 in the rankings this week, so Aryna Sabalenka will finish the year at No. 1 for the first time.