{"id":46317,"date":"2025-03-24T07:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T07:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=46317"},"modified":"2025-03-24T07:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T07:23:05","slug":"unexpected-situation-mookie-betts-scratched-from-dodgers-freeway-series-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=46317","title":{"rendered":"UNEXPECTED SITUATION: Mookie Betts Scratched From Dodgers\u2019 Freeway Series Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts was scratched from the lineup with less than two hours before the first pitch of the Freeway Series. Miguel Rojas is now penciled in as the starting shortstop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XxoXNSflqo.e5LecR1NLcg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQ2Ng--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/la_times_articles_853\/a7dbfa4b8332ab38056cfba6f302419f\" alt=\"Mookie Betts a late lineup scratch for Dodgers' Freeway Series opener -  Yahoo Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1903941368181137724&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fmookie-betts-scratched-from-dodgers-freeway-series-lineup%2F2025%2F03%2F23%2F&amp;sessionId=7b83b0c6a21ed50a7434caeb0805070af90c6ced&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1903941368181137724\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear why Betts was scratched from the lineup. 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