Shohei Ohtani underwent surgery on his elbow on Tuesday morning and will not return to the two-way role that catapulted him to superstardom in Japan and North America until the 2025 MLB season.

Ohtani, in a post on Instagram, said, ¡°Everything went very well¡± with the procedure.

¡°I will work as hard as I can and do my best to come back on the diamond stronger than ever,¡± Ohtani wrote.