Mookie Betts was on the sidelines with an sickness for greater than two weeks. The eight-time All-Star outfielder lastly returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup on Tuesday.
Betts, who misplaced roughly 20 kilos whereas battling the sickness, developed signs earlier than the Dodgers’ journey to Japan for the Tokyo Sequence. The Dodgers group determined to ship Betts residence early, and he didn’t play in both of the video games towards the Chicago Cubs.
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Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts instructed reporters that the uncertainty surrounding Betts’ sickness was changing into regarding.
“I feel it was attending to be fairly regarding as a result of there actually isn’t one thing to match what he was going by means of,” Roberts mentioned. “We had been making an attempt to stay constructive, however it was actually disconcerting.”
Betts in the end recovered from the sickness and performed within the remaining recreation of the Freeway Sequence towards the Los Angeles Angels. Betts was unable to carry down strong meals however instructed reporters he felt nice and regular on Tuesday.
After the sport, Betts mentioned he felt assured he could be wholesome for the Dodgers’ residence opener on Thursday towards the Detroit Tigers.
Along with Betts, Los Angeles was lacking first baseman Freddie Freeman for the Tokyo Sequence. The 2024 World Sequence Most Invaluable Participant was managing rib discomfort in the identical spot he suffered damaged rib cartilage in the course of the postseason.
The Dodgers scratched Freeman from the Tokyo Sequence lineup shortly earlier than the primary pitch. Nonetheless, Roberts was not involved about Freeman’s harm as he didn’t assume it was as extreme because the postseason model.
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Freeman additionally returned to the Dodgers lineup for the Freeway Sequence. He performed in all three video games of the collection.
Having a wholesome Betts and Freeman is important because the Dodgers search back-to-back World Sequence titles. Luckily for the Dodgers, each Betts and Freeman seem wholesome for Thursday’s residence opener.
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