{"id":29839,"date":"2025-03-16T16:08:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T15:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=29839"},"modified":"2025-03-16T16:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T15:08:51","slug":"mlb-tokyo-series-illness-puts-mookie-betts-availability-in-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mlb-tokyo-series-illness-puts-mookie-betts-availability-in-doubt\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Tokyo Series: Illness Puts Mookie Betts&#8217; Availability in Doubt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MLB Tokyo Series is now mere days away, and Los Angeles Dodgers are gearing up for their 2025 season opener against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, but they may have to do so without Mookie Betts. The star shortstop is still recovering from an illness that has sidelined him for several games.<\/p><p>Betts initially missed the Dodgers&rsquo; final two Cactus League games and has yet to return to the lineup in Japan. He was absent from both exhibition games, and his status for Opening Day remains uncertain. Manager Dave Roberts said that Betts is still feeling under the weather and has lost some weight, making his availability a game-time decision.<\/p><p><strong>ALSO READ:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/shohei-ohtani-pitching-update-dodgers-halt-rehab-return-timeline-pushed-back\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Shohei Ohtani pitching update: Dodgers halt rehab, return timeline pushed back<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Roberts confirmed that Betts has been working out and will be reassessed during the team&rsquo;s off day on Monday. The Dodgers will wait to see if he is healthy enough to play against the Cubs when the series begins.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dodgers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#Dodgers<\/a> Dave Roberts said Mookie Betts will not be in either exhibition game as he still is recovering from being under the weather. He will go through a workout today, and they will reevaluate him on the off day to see if he will be available for Opening Day in Tokyo vs. Cubs<\/p>&mdash; Kirsten Watson (@kirsten_watson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kirsten_watson\/status\/1900820122341671423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>If Betts is unable to take the field, the Dodgers have several contingency plans. Miguel Rojas is the primary backup at shortstop, but the team could also shift Tommy Edman to short and start Kik&eacute; Hern&aacute;ndez at second base, particularly against Chicago&rsquo;s left-handed starters.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Predicted Dodgers Tokyo Series Lineup<\/h2><p>If Mookie Betts is fit to play, this is what the Dodgers lineup may look like against lefty Shota Imanaga:<\/p><ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shohei Ohtani, DH<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mookie Betts, SS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Freddie Freeman, 1B<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teoscar Hern&aacute;ndez, RF<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Max Muncy, 3B<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will Smith, C<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Conforto, LF<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andy Pages, CF<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tommy Edman, 2B<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>Roberts has already confirmed the top four spots in the order, and the rest of the lineup is expected to alternate left and right-handed bats for balance. A key decision could be whether Andy Pages makes the Opening Day lineup, especially with the Cubs starting left-hander Shota Imanaga in Game 1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Mookie Betts be ready in time?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":29841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[480,190,4736],"class_list":["post-29839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-dodgers","tag-mookie-betts","tag-tokyo-series-2025"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MLB Tokyo Series: Illness Puts Mookie Betts&#039; Availability in Doubt - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dodgers star Mookie Betts status for the MLB Tokyo Series opener remains uncertain as he recovers from an illness.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mlb-tokyo-series-illness-puts-mookie-betts-availability-in-doubt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MLB Tokyo Series: Illness Puts Mookie Betts&#039; 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