Dodgers’ Mookie Betts will miss Tokyo Series vs. Cubs with lingering illness

Mookie Betts will miss Los Angeles Dodgers‘Tokyo series against Chicago Cubs Due to illness. Dodgers presenter Dave Roberts announced the decision on Sunday night.

Roberts said Betts starts to feel better, but has lost almost 15 pounds and is still trying to be rehydrated and gain strength. Roberts added that the eight-time All-Star could fly to the United States before the team in an effort to rest and prepare for the home opener on March 27.

Cubs and Dodgers are opening a season of baseball season Major League on Tuesday in the Tokyo dome. The second game is Wednesday.

“They won’t play in these two games,” Roberts said. “When you are dehydrated, this is what opens the person to the injuries of soft tissues. We are very in mind.”

Said Roberts Miguel Rojas He will start at Shortstop in Betts for two games in the Tokyo dome.

Betts passed a slight exercise on Sunday but quickly tired. He started suffering from symptoms like the flu in Arizona, the day before Tim went to Japan. He was still traveling with a long plane, but he didn’t recover as fast as he hoped.

Betts is a constant transition to a short table this season after playing most of his career in the right ground and the second basis. 2018 AL MVP hit .289 with 19 domestic and 75 RBI last season, helping Dodgers win World Series.

Associated press reporting.

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