Dodgers notes: Mookie Betts, Blue Jays rematch, prospect rankings
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 04: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers warms up before the game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) | Getty Images Mookie Betts met with reporters on Monday afternoon in Toronto, two days after he suffered the injury while running the bases in Washington D. C.
, and one day after he was placed on the injured list . Betts referenced an oblique injury he had during his American League MVP season of 2018 with the Boston Red Sox, when he missed 15 days before returning. He said that injury eight years ago was much more severe than this incarnation.
“I think we’re in a much better spot than originally anticipated,” Betts said, as shown by SportsNet LA . “From day one, two days ago to now, I’m light years ahead of where I thought I was going to be. … Obviously I know I gotta be smart with obliques, they can kind of linger around.
Be smart about it, but I’m not trying to take my time or anything. I want to play. ” Jack Harris at the California Post talked to 16 Dodgers about the Dodgers’ Game 7 comeback in last year’s World Series .
Among the highlights: “I didn’t really know how we were gonna do it,” Justin Wrobleski said. “But, I don’t know, I had a feeling. ” … Kiké Hernández felt similarly, especially while fighting through an elbow injury that later required surgery: “To be honest, I was trying to be in the moment because I was in so much pain.