Mookie Betts injury update: Dodgers place SS on IL with oblique strain
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts exited their 10-5 win over the Nationals in the bottom of the first inning. Here's the latest update on his status.
On the same day that storm clouds delayed the Los Angeles Dodgers' series finale against the Nationals in Washington, D. C Sunday, April 5, the team has also gotten some clarity on the injury to star shortstop Mookie Betts . The Dodgers are placing Betts on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain , manager Dave Roberts announced pregame.
In the corresponding roster move, the team has recalled infielder Hyeseong Kim from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Betts drew a walk in his lone plate appearance in the top of the first inning of Saturday's 10-5 win over the Washington Nationals and scored from first on a two-run double from Freddie Freeman, but he exited the game with what was initially described as lower back tightness. Miguel Rojas replaced him at shortstop for the bottom of the first.
Betts underwent an MRI Saturday night, which revealed an oblique strain that the Dodgers believe likely happened on a check swing during his at-bat but that he didn't feel until he started running the bases. Roberts told reporters that he felt "a little something in (his) stomach" when he learned of the MRI results but felt reassured once he spoke with Betts. "He's actually in better spirits," Roberts told reporters.
"Obviously disappointed, but just the way he feels today, and I think he's had some dealings with that before and said it's better than he recalls past experience. So that was encouraging. " The Dodgers injury report on MLB.