{"id":43864,"date":"2025-03-17T07:16:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T07:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=43864"},"modified":"2025-03-17T07:16:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T07:16:38","slug":"breaking-mookie-betts-wont-play-for-dodgers-in-tokyo-series-may-leave-japan-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=43864","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Mookie Betts Won\u2019t Play for Dodgers in Tokyo Series, May Leave Japan Early"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts will not play in the Tokyo Series, manager Dave Roberts told reporters Monday in Japan (Sunday night in Los Angeles).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25676646.jpg\" alt=\"Mookie Betts Won't Play for Dodgers in Tokyo Series, May Leave Japan Early  | Dodgers Nation\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Betts has been dealing with an illness, and unfortunately won\u2019t be healthy enough to suit up.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers are contemplating sending him home early.<\/p>\n<p>Betts has been dealing with the illness for the past week, and has lost close to 15 pounds, per Roberts. He didn\u2019t suit up in either of the two exhibition games over the weekend, and the hope was he would take part in Monday\u2019s workout and then be reevaluated.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Betts didn\u2019t participate in the workout, and now has officially been ruled out for both games against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts said the Dodgers were worried he would be more susceptible to soft tissue injuries since he\u2019s so weak, especially as he transitions to shortstop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing is when you lose a lot of weight, when you\u2019re dehydrated, that\u2019s what opens a person up to soft-tissue injuries,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cWe\u2019re very mindful of that. So to take the next week \u2026 to build him back up, his strength, do some baseball activities to get ready for the home opener.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-who-will-replace-mookie-betts-for-dodgers-in-tokyo-series\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Will Replace Mookie Betts for Dodgers in Tokyo Series?<\/h2>\n<p>Roberts said that Miguel Rojas will replace Betts at shortstop and in the lineup for L.A. The Cubs have two left-handers on the mound in the Tokyo Series \u2014 Shota Imanaga and Justin Steele \u2014 so Rojas will get two opportunities as the shortstop and in the back of the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Betts will now have 11 days to fully recover ahead of domestic Opening Day against the Detroit Tigers on March 27.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts will not play in the Tokyo Series, manager Dave Roberts told reporters Monday in Japan (Sunday night in Los Angeles). 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