Mookie Betts on injured list, Dodgers call up Hyeseong Kim
Oblique strain for Betts, who left Saturday’s game in the first inning.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 16: Hyeseong Kim #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers tosses the ball during a Spring Training game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Camelback Ranch on March 16, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Dodgers on Sunday placed Mookie Betts on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain, one day after the shortstop exited Saturday’s game after the top of the first inning . Betts walked and scored on a double by Freddie Freeman in the top of the opening frame on Saturday against the Washington Nationals.
Betts did not take the field in the bottom of the first inning, replaced at shortstop by Miguel Rojas. At the time, the injury was announced as lower right back pain. Manager Dave Roberts told reporters in Washington D.
C. Saturday that Betts would likely be sidelined for at least a few days , with MRI results pending. Dave Roberts said Betts tweaked his oblique on a check swing during his AB, but really felt it running when he scored on Freeman’s double.
#Dodgers https://t. co/X9qLyAfsZ7 — David Vassegh (@THEREAL_DV) April 5, 2026 It’s the first roster move involving the active roster since the opening day roster was set on March 25 . Betts is the 11th Dodgers player on the injured list .