Shohei Ohtani wasn’t slated to pitch this weekend during a three-game series against the Mets, but the alarming question concerning the Greatest Sho on Earth suddenly — and sadly — has become when the Angels’ two-way superstar will again ascend a big-league mound.

There are so many unknowns after it was revealed Ohtani has a tear in the UCL in his right elbow — first and foremost whether he will need a second Tommy John surgery in five years and how that impacts what was expected to be the craziest and richest free-agency experience in baseball history this winter.

Angels GM Perry Minasian said late Wednesday night that Ohtani will receive a second opinion before that determination is made, but we know the 29-year-old Japanese wonder will not pitch again this season and perhaps not in 2024 if surgery is required after coming out of the opener of a doubleheader with the injury in the second inning Wednesday against the Reds.

Of course, only adding to the folklore surrounding his one-of-a-kind career — since Babe Ruth, anyway — Ohtani incredibly remained in the Angels lineup as the designated hitter for the second game. He ripped a double in five at-bats after already belting his league-leading 44th home run before departing Game 1.