The Los Angeles Angels are going through the wringer.
Hours after the team announced an injury to Mike Trout, two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, exited his Tuesday start with a blister on his right middle finger.
Ohtani, 29, came out of the game with a trainer in the sixth inning after allowing back-to-back home runs — the first time he’d done so in his career — to San Diego Padres batters Xander Bogaerts and Jake Cronenworth.
The Angels originally announced he was being removed from the game as a pitcher, meaning he could still be the designated hitter.
However, Ohtani did not return to bat the rest of the game as Jo Adell pinch-hit for him in the next at-bat.
After Tuesday’s contest, Ohtani told reporters that he’d see over the next three days if he’d be able to hit before the All-Star break but added that he does not expect to pitch in the All-Star Game.
Ohtani had been picked Sunday for his third straight Midsummer Classic.
The right-hander added he is hoping to get better in time to make his next Angels start, which would come in about nine or 10 days.
Ohtani had been dealing with a cracked fingernail on the same finger in his last start.
He had also exited that game but had been able to remain in the game as a hitter.
The Angels had trailed 5-1 when the two-way star left the game on Tuesday and eventually lost 8-5.
It was an all-around bad day for the Angels, who had announced Trout would be out for several weeks due to a broken left wrist.
The news came a day after Trout, 31, had been picked to appear in his 11th career MLB All-Star Game.
Los Angeles also saw third baseman Anthony Rendon exit Tuesday’s game after he fouled off a pitch off his left knee and had to be helped off the field.
After the game, the Angels announced the infielder has a left shin contusion and that X-rays were negative.
Dating back to the eighth inning of Monday’s game, the Angels have watched 44 percent of their 40-man payroll exit games with injuries, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
The Angels now hold a 45-43 record, four games back of an American League wild-card spot.