Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman Return to Dodgers Lineup For Freeway Series

Betts is again within the lineup after lacking the Tokyo Sequence on account of an sickness. Freeman missed the Opening Day matchup with left rib discomfort. 

The pair have now returned simply days earlier than the Dodgers’ home Opening Day. 

Betts will begin at shortstop, which is ready to be his main place this season. That was the plan for the 32-year-old final season; nevertheless, on account of accidents, L.A. needed to resort to Betts taking part in proper discipline as soon as once more. 

Coming into the 2025 season, Betts is predicted to remain within the infield, a place he has labored extraordinarily exhausting at. 

Per week in the past, former five-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove shortstop Troy Tulowitzki had excessive reward for the three-time World Sequence Champion, saying he believes Betts might be an elite infield defender.

“I wouldn’t say this for anyone else that’s simply spent nevertheless a few years within the outfield after which go to the infield,” Tulowitzki mentioned of a place change that has no equal in current baseball historical past. “However I can actually inform you, I feel he may be an elite defender on the place — which is simply loopy to say.”

As for Freeman, the reigning World Sequence MVP will play in his first sport in fairly a while. Though Freeman didn’t play within the first two common season video games, he did play in each of the Dodgers’ Tokyo Dome exhibition video games towards the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers. 

The 35-year-old star might be again in his main place because the defending champions are lastly again to finish type.

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