Dodgers being cautious with Mookie Betts’ return from oblique injury
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 08: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers warms up prior to the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Michael Chisholm/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Technically, Wednesday’s series finale against the New York Mets is the first day Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is eligible to return from the injured list. But he won’t be returning any time soon from his oblique strain , taking a more deliberate approach in his rehab.
“He’s moving well. I see him throwing, stretching out a little bit. I’m not sure when he’s going to start swinging the bat,” manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.
“But in talking to him, he doesn’t feel any symptoms. ” Betts injured the oblique during the Dodgers’ game on April 4 in Washington D. C.
, likely while running the bases in the first inning. On Tuesday, Betts told David Vassegh of Dodger Talk that the oblique strain doesn’t bother him with everyday activities, but he feels it while doing sport-specific exercises. “It’s not that it hurts.
It’s just you feel it and — you don’t want to feel it, because the more that you feel it, that means it’s still healing, and any quick movements from there could just re-injure it,” Betts said . “Then we’re in a much worse spot. ” Betts was on the field at Dodger Stadium before Tuesday’s game, throwing and going through various pregame activities.