{"id":43698,"date":"2025-03-16T12:16:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T12:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=43698"},"modified":"2025-03-16T12:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T12:16:56","slug":"report-mookie-betts-facing-unexpected-hurdle-for-dodgers-cubs-tokyo-series-%f0%9f%94%a5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=43698","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Mookie Betts facing unexpected hurdle for Dodgers-Cubs Tokyo Series \ud83d\udd25"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing to play the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Series, but will\u00a0Mookie Betts\u00a0be available?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Tokyo Series officially begins the 2025 MLB season with LA and Chicago set to play, but Betts’ status is in question because he has been \u201cfeeling under the weather,\u201d Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.<\/p>\n

As a result, Betts did not play in the Dodgers’ first exhibition game in Japan.<\/p>\n

\u201cDave Roberts said Mookie Betts won\u2019t play tomorrow either. They\u2019ll see how he\u2019s feeling on the off day before determining his status for the Cubs games,\u201d Ardaya wrote on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers would obviously love to have Betts available for the first two games of the season.<\/p>\n

With that being said, they will be careful about rushing the Dodgers star back into action. It remains to be seen if Mookie Betts will play in the Tokyo Series.<\/p>\n

Betts is a consistent MVP candidate, but he was limited to 116 games played in 2024 due to injury. He still managed to finish 13th in National League MVP voting, though.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Betts finished second in MVP voting after playing in 152 games. In other words, Betts is going to produce at an elite level while on the field.<\/p>\n

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