Shohei Ohtani’s season — and perhaps his Angels career — is over, with the team announcing that he’ll miss the remainder of the season with an oblique injury.

The announcement came one day after local beat writers reported that Ohtani’s locker in the clubhouse had been mostly cleared out, though the team didn’t confirm anything Friday and instead said they would make an announcement Saturday.

Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Ohtani had an MRI on Friday around 4 p.m. with the results coming back in the first or second inning, and Ohtani started packing in case there was the option to get an imminent procedure.

“Nothing malicious,” Minasian said about any alleged tension. “There’s no story here.”

But with Ohtani’s free agency looming, and with the potential for the two-way star to become a $500 million player, Saturday could signal the end of a disappointing era for the Angels — where they couldn’t make the postseason with Ohtani and Mike Trout, two of MLB’s stars, overlapping at the center of their lineup.

Ohtani won the American League MVP honor in 2021 and could take the award again this season, with his .304 average, 1.066 OPS, 44 home runs and 95 RBI complementing his 3.14 ERA in 23 starts.

Due to a partially torn UCL in his throwing elbow, Ohtani wouldn’t have been able to pitch the rest of the regular season, though the team still sounded optimistic about the potential for him to contribute as a designated hitter.

He even slotted into the lineup in the second game of a doubleheader on Aug. 23 after sustaining the injury to start the pair of games against the Reds.

These were the types of performances that became normal with Ohtani around.

He was, after all, the reason they bought at the trade deadline, acquiring players such as Lucas Giolito and Randal Grichuk.

His free agency in the winter, after all, was why the Angels’ front office felt this could be their final chance to make a run with Ohtani, even though there were conflicting thoughts ahead of the deadline about which direction the franchise would actually take.

But everything backfired, starting with a stretch of losses following the deadline and continuing with Ohtani’s pitching injury, the decision to waive most of the mid-season acquisitions and now Ohtani’s oblique injury.

The Angels dropped six consecutive games — and 10 of 15 overall — starting Sept. 1.

Ohtani last hit in a game on Sept. 3, with the oblique injury keeping him day-to-day and on the bench until Saturday’s movement to the injured list.

Ohtani’s next destination remains unknown, and the amount of money he receives in free agency might hinge on his pitching outlook for the 2024 season.

Minasian said that Ohtani still plans to be around the team, specifically for their final homestand.

He didn’t have any updates on a UCL procedure, though that seems to be — at least based on Minasian’s answer — the most plausible scenario at some point.

Whether Ohtani will be in Anaheim next season, though, remains uncertain.

Minasian’s window to win with one of the sport’s greatest players might’ve slammed shut.

“He’s a pretty special guy,” Minasian said. “He’s a pretty special player. It’s been a pleasure to have a chance to get to know him over the last three years, and hopefully he’s here for a long time.”