The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing their first home game of 2025 against the Detroit Tigers. Here is Mookie Betts' status for the game.

The emotions spilled out of Mookie Betts following Friday's walk-off homer, which capped an emotional start to the season in which an illness caused him to shed almost 20 pounds.

Betts, 32, has been ruled out of the L.A. Dodgers' 2025 MLB season openers against the Chicago Cubs. Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will play no part in the Tokyo Series this midweek, having failed to recover from an illness that also ruled him out of last weekend’s exhibition games in the Japanese capital.

Shortstop Mookie Betts will not play in the two-game series against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo due to an illness that's caused him to lose 15 pounds, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Monday.

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Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will miss the team's opening series in Tokyo as he struggles to recover from an illness.

TOKYO — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is still struggling to recover from an illness, with manager Dave Roberts pessimistic that the eight-time All-Star will be ready for opening day against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday in Japan. Betts was ...

Mookie Betts hit two home runs, including a game-ending, three-run blast in the 10th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday. Freddie Freeman also homered for Los Angeles,