Dodgers Injury Update: Shohei Ohtani, Jack Flaherty concerns, Miguel Rojas surgery

The Los Angeles Dodgers might have a 2-0 lead in the World Series, but panic set in during the seventh inning of Game 2 on Saturday night when Shohei Ohtani left the game with an apparent injury following a play at second base.

It's been ruled a partially dislocated shoulder (subluxation) and manager Dave Roberts expressed optimism regarding Ohtani's status for the rest of the World Series. Though that could have been lip service to keep everybody calm as the team waited on test results, Roberts expressed that the early returns have been far more encouraging than the tense scene on the field when Ohtani went down.

Dodgers fans should know more today as Ohtani is undergoing imaging before the team departs for New York with Game 3 taking place on Monday night.

Dodgers' Jack Flaherty reported hamstring tightness after Game 1 start

The day after Jack Flaherty delivered a quality outing against the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher experienced some complications.

Flaherty reported hamstring tightness after he was pulled in the sixth inning on Oct. 25. The righty's discomfort was visible before he allowed a homer to Giancarlo Stanton — he tried to loosen his leg up just before the blast.

Luckily for the Dodgers, who are already short on starters, there aren't concerns about Flaherty's ability to play through the rest of the series. He's still slated to start Game 5, if necessary, at Yankee Stadium.

LA only has three starters — Flaherty, Walker Buehler and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — available for the World Series, and they each need to pitch well and deep into games to save their late-inning arms for their inevitable upcoming bullpen games.

Despite the hamstring issue, Flaherty's two-run night was one of his best of the postseason. His 6.10 playoff ERA is far from perfect, but his first World Series performance was much better than his final NLCS outing on Oct. 18, when he allowed eight runs in three innings.

Miguel Rojas slated for surgery sports hernia after Dodgers' season ends

Miguel Rojas returned to his usual shortstop position in Game 2 of the World Series after he'd been on the bench since Game 3 of the NLDS on Oct. 8. The veteran took time off to rest his torn adductor muscle, but he's also battled a nagging leg injury since the All-Star break.

Rojas will undergo sports hernia surgery "as soon as possible" after the end of the season. The procedure will be performed by Dr. William Myers in Philadelphia, the same doctor who did Kiké Hernandez's surgery last October.

Rojas expects to be fully healed by spring training, and the 35-year-old plans to play a few more seasons before he calls it a career. There is a club option on his contract for 2025, so Rojas may finish his career in another uniform if the Dodgers opt out.