Ohtani has elbow surgery, expected to hit in ’24, pitch by ’25

Shohei Ohtani underwent elbow surgery on Tuesday morning, his agent Nez Balelo announced. The procedure was done with “a heavy emphasis on the big picture” of his career. Ohtani, who posted a 3.14 ERA with 167 strikeouts over 132 innings this year, made the last of his 23 starts on Aug. 23, when a UCL tear forced him to switch…