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The MLB's best two-way player is down to just one arm for the time being ... Shohei Ohtani had shoulder surgery this week -- and as you can see, one of his wings is now immobilized by a sling.

Ohtani went under Dr. Neal ElAttrache's knife on Tuesday in L.A. to repair the labrum he tore while trying to steal a base in Game 2 of the World Series -- and on Thursday, he appeared in OK spirits.

Rockin' a burnt-orange cap and a pair of sweats, Ohtani's left arm was held close to his body by a big ol' brace -- but he didn't seem to be too hindered.

Andrew Yang says Kamala Harris made a major misstep during the campaign ... claiming she should've spent a few hours in Austin, Texas -- speaking to Joe Rogan!

The 2020 presidential candidate stopped by "TMZ Live" Friday to talk about why Democrats performed so poorly in this election ... and, we asked him if he thinks Kamala messed up by turning down an interview on "The Joe Rogan Experience."

Yang says she totally messed up by turning down the show ... 'cause Joe reaches millions of people -- many of them voters Harris didn't already have in the bag.

Tobias Dorzon -- a former NFL running back-turned-celebrity chef -- was shot during an alleged attempted robbery Tuesday night in Maryland ... and now police are searching for four people involved in the violent act.

Dorozon -- along with a female acquaitance -- were shot as they were returning from dinner, according to a statement from cops. They were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, per a report.

The Bronny James effect has made its way to the G League ... with ticket prices surging after it was announced the Lakers rookie would make his debut with the team's affiliate in South Bay this weekend.

As we previously reported, LeBron's son will split time between the NBA and its developmental league for the foreseeable future ... with the 20-year-old slated to play in South Bay's home contests.

Tickets for Saturday's game against Salt Lake City at the UCLA Health Training Center were around $58 on popular platforms at the time of the announcement ... but in the hours following, they've become increasingly more pricey.

Forget dinner and a movie ... Simone Biles and her husband, Bears safety Jonathan Owens, had something else in mind for date night in Chicago -- a Bulls game!

The famous couple were even gifted custom jerseys by the organization for pullin' up.

Simone and Jonathan -- who married in 2023 -- were spotted sitting courtside at the United Center on Thursday to watch Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves face their Bulls.

Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy sat down with Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia to spill some tea about her ex, Zach Bryan -- claiming Zach kicked his rescue dog, Miss Peaches, out of a dressing room.

Dave recounted how the alleged incident happened at the country singer's July concert at Gillette Stadium outside Boston ... and Brianna responded on Thursday's "BFFs" podcast, saying she had no clue it went down, since -- as far as she knew -- Zach was totally fine with him bringing both his dog and hers.

Dave elaborated ... saying at one point he was heading back to the dressing room when he caught sight of Zach with the dog as he was escorting her out.

NFL refs keep getting called out for missing calls during big games, but one company is singlehandedly trying to put an end to the madness -- offering free eye procedures to give them 20/20 vision!!

LASIK hopped on social media once again to suggest its services to zebras after they kept their flags in their belts on two potential key calls in the final seconds of Thursday night's AFC North showdown between the Bengals and Ravens -- a missed facemask and holding call on Cincinnati's two-point conversion attempt to win the game.

The Ravens went on to win the contest, 35-34 ... and shortly afterward, the company threw out its public plea to give refs better eyes.

Joe Rogan has some advice for President-elect Donald Trump for his next term — don't attack the Dems!

Rogan was chatting with comedian Dave Smith on his popular podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience," when the two got on the subject of Trump's second term.

During Thursday's episode, Rogan first rattled off all the things Trump could do for the country with the help of his supporters ... such as billionaire mogul Elon Musk and former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Yoshinobu Yamamoto appears to be off the market -- the ace was spotted moseying around Beverly Hills with Japanese model Niki Niwa.

The new World Series champ hit Rodeo Drive with Niwa -- who also starred on the popular reality show, "Terrace House" -- earlier this week ... when TikTok content creator Jack Banana ran into the two potential love birds.

26-year-old Yamamoto and Niwa, 28, seemed to be mid-shopping spree ... which is well deserved after helping bring home a Commissioner's Trophy to the City of Angels.

The football world saw a whole lot more of Derrick Henry than usual on Thursday night ... as his bare butt got exposed right in the middle of the Ravens' game vs. the Bengals!!

The PG-13 play happened in the fourth quarter of the big "Thursday Night Football" tilt in Baltimore ... as Henry was fighting for yards on his team's game-winning drive.

Check it out ... Henry burst through the line of the scrimmage and barreled his way toward the first-down marker, but B.J. Hill caught him from behind and dragged him down.

Donald Trump's victory lap after beating Kamala Harris might just include a stop at UFC 309 ... as Michael Chandler tells TMZ Sports he's under the impression the president-elect will be there next weekend.

Chandler -- who's fighting Charles Oliveira on the card's co-main event -- says one of the last times he talked to Trump in the leadup to Tuesday's election, The Don told him he'd show up to the Nov. 16 fight night at Madison Square Garden if he beat Harris on Nov 5.

"He said, 'I'll either be there on Nov. 16 because we won the election, or if I lost, I'll be depressed and I won't show up,'" Chandler told us.

6:10 PM PT -- In the new "BFF's" podcast episode, Brianna LaPaglia dove into some of the emotional abuse she endured while dating Zach Bryan.

Starting off with a huge admission ... Brianna was allegedly offered $12 million by Zach's team to sign an NDA ... which she clearly rejected.

Brianna talked about the infamous Raya profile screenshot that went viral on social media ... revealing that she got a bunch of DMs telling her Zach was on the dating app.

BL says he allegedly merely responded that he "reactivated" the app when confronted ... which is why she claims he posted about the breakup ... 'cause he got caught.

What's more ... Brianna says there was a lot of isolation and manipulation in their relationship, giving the example of Zach allegedly not liking her Golden Globes dress and not wanting to date someone who presented themselves like that ... so he unfollowed her -- but he later reposted the dress snap, claiming she was beautiful ... among many other examples throughout the podcast.

Brianna claims there was never a breakup convo, and their relationship ended with Zach telling her he 'couldn't do this,' only to head back to Oklahoma by himself.

An emotional whirlwind indeed.

Brianna LaPaglia's split from Zach Bryan is somehow getting even nastier ... she's just unleashed claims that the country star was emotionally abusive throughout their relationship.

The Barstool Sports personality opened up on her messy breakup with Bryan on Thursday's episode of "BFFs" ... making some heavy claims against the "Something In The Orange" singer while behind the mic.

Bri told her cohosts, Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards, that Bryan made her life hell since they first got together in 2023 ... while claiming even now -- several days after they've decided to go their separate ways -- she's still terrified of him.

Lamar Odom's giving a whole new meaning to the nickname "dollface" ... 'cause he just ordered his own custom sex doll -- and, he wants it to look like his ex Khloe Kardashian!

The former NBA star went on a NSFW Willy Wonka-level tour of RealDoll's Las Vegas facility Tuesday ... full of totally nude female sex dolls hanging on hooks and huge realistic male organs -- and, Lamar got to touch everything in the facility.

Ya gotta watch the clip ... Lamar's walking through the facility -- picking up dildos and whipping them around before copping a feel of one doll's boobs, touching her all over and saying it almost makes him want to design women's fashion.

Brianna LaPaglia appears to not be wasting any time moving on from her rocky split with ex-boyfriend Zach Bryan -- a moving truck was spotted outside his Massachusetts mansion.

TMZ obtained a picture outside Zach's waterfront mansion an hour south of Boston Thursday. He bought the property for $7.450 million in July to be closer to Brianna, who splits her time between NYC and MA, where she's originally from.

It's very clear based on this picture that the breakup, which has been splashed all over headlines, is complete.

Artem Chigvintsev says he's more than just a 'DWTS' alum, he's also a DIY guy at heart ... pushing back on some nasty things his estranged wife says about him.

Here's the deal ... in a restraining order Nikki Garcia (Bella) filed against Artem last month, she claimed he got cut from the upcoming "Dancing with the Stars" season a week before his domestic violence arrest and started working a construction job she says he felt "was beneath him."

But Artem's firing back in new legal docs ... saying Nikki is lying about his opinion on construction work.

Tragedy has struck the Herbstreit household ... Kirk Herbstreit just revealed his famous dog, Ben Herbstreit, has died.

The renowned football commentator said on his X page Thursday morning that he and his family were forced to let their pooch go after vets said the cancer the dog had been battling had spread to his organs.

"I've had dogs my whole life," Kirk said in announcing the sad news, "but Ben was 1 on 1."