Mookie Betts is sick, won’t play in Dodgers exhibition game in Tokyo

Mookie Betts received’t play in both exhibition sport on the Tokyo Dome whereas coping with an sickness, and is questionable for the Dodgers opening day matchup in opposition to the Cubs on Tuesday, supervisor Dave Roberts stated throughout media availability Saturday in Tokyo earlier than the Dodgers’ sport in opposition to the Yomiuri Giants.

“He’s been really sick, lost some weight. We’re trying to get him hydrated,” Roberts said. “He’s going to work out a little bit today, but he won’t be playing either tonight or tomorrow. Then we have our off day, our workout day. We’ll see how he is.”

Roberts stated Betts began feeling sick on Monday in Arizona. He didn’t play the ultimate two Cactus Legue video games; the primary off day was deliberate after taking part in the earlier two days. However on Tuesday in opposition to Cleveland, Betts was scratched from the lineup. Roberts stated staff medical doctors felt it was secure sufficient to have Betts make the journey.

Betts took half in pregame exercises Saturday evening in Tokyo forward of the sport in opposition to Yomiuri.

He’ll sit within the Sunday afternoon (Tokyo time) sport in opposition to Hanshin, then the Dodgers have a exercise day Monday forward of the 2 common season video games on Tuesday and Wednesday in opposition to the Cubs.

“We’ll see how these days go before even thinking about opening day,” Roberts stated.