Shohei Ohtani Injury Dramatically Changes His Impending Free Agency

data-mm-id=”_b9ntzpp9y”>Shohei Ohtani's future was thrown into doubt on Wednesday when it was revealed he had torn the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. It's the second time Ohtani has suffered the injury and he'll need a second Tommy John surgery. That injury comes just weeks before he is scheduled to hit free agency for the first time. It has thrown the entire MLB offseason into chaos. Ohtani is the greatest player in baseball history. No one has ever played two ways and been as dominant as he is. He's an ace-level starting pitcher and might be the best hitter in the game at the moment. He was set to get a record contract this offseason. Speculation was that he'd get a deal somewhere in the $500 million to $600 million range over 15 years. With…