On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers received an injury scare when superstar Shohei Ohtani was hit in the leg by a line drive while pitching against the Colorado Rockies. The hit forced Ohtani to miss the remainder of the game, which he had not been pitching particularly well in up to that point.

Shohei Ohtani was hit in the thigh by a comebacker and eventually removed from the Los Angeles Dodgers ' loss to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, but the National League MVP favorite expects to be back in the lineup for his team's next game.