Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani played in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, batting in his usual spot at the top of the order.

Ohtani suffered a dislocated left shoulder in the bottom of the seventh inning while attempting a steal during Game 2 on Saturday, which the Dodgers won 4-2 against the New York Yankees. A shoulder subluxation occurs when “the humerus slides partially in and quickly out of place,” according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Ohtani drew a walk in his first at-bat and appeared to be wearing some sort of belt over his left shoulder as he was introduced before the game. He didn’t appear to have any obvious protection on his injured shoulder as he went to bat.

He scored the first run of the game when Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman hit a two-run home run in the first inning.

Speaking to reporters Monday before Game 3, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy said Ohtani eased his injury worries with a message to his teammates.

“He texted the whole team on the way to the airport and said he was going to be fine and that was it. He said he was going to play, so we all put it away at that point,” Muncy said.

“I said, all right, he got us. We’ll be ready for him to be in the lineup.”

Muncy said it was “hard” to see his teammate in pain, but the Dodgers knew they had to focus on the task at hand to seal the Game 2 victory.

“We knew we had to reorient ourselves. Obviously it’s gross to see Sho in this kind of pain, but I still had work to do at this point.

“After the game we all checked on him to see how he was doing. It was like a buffet line going in there to see how he was doing.

Ohtani suffered the injury in the win, which put the Dodgers up two games to none in the best-of-seven series.

With the Dodgers up 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Ohtani walked for second base but was thrown out to end the inning. Ohtani remained on the ground, wincing in pain, and eventually walked off the field with trainers holding his left arm.

According to the FOX broadcast, microphones picked up a conversation between Ohtani and trainers saying his left shoulder appeared to be out of socket.

This year marks Ohtani’s first appearance in the MLB postseason after missing each of his six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.

The star player is riding a streak of remarkable accomplishments in recent months, becoming the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season. Ohtani finished the regular season with 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases.

CNN’s Jill Martin contributed reporting.

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