Mookie Betts’ domestic opening day status uncertain after he misses exhibition with ongoing illness
Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts walks in the dugout after getting scratched from the lineup during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kevork Djansezian]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is still dealing with an illness and his return remains uncertain. Betts, who missed the Dodgers’ first two games of the regular season at the Tokyo Dome last week and was sent back to Los Angeles to continue recovering, was a late scratch for Sunday’s exhibition win against the Los Angeles Angels. Betts says he hasn’t been able to keep down solid food without vomiting for two weeks and has continued to lose weight. Betts won’t play in Monday’s exhibition at Angel Stadium, and he’s a long shot for the Dodgers’ opening day game on American soil on Thursday against Detroit.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts practices before a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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