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Los Angeles supervisor Dave Roberts stated he expects Betts to reach at Fenway Park round recreation time on Saturday.
Former Crimson Sox and present Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts is just not at Fenway Park for the golf equipment’ series-opening recreation Friday as a consequence of private causes.
Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts informed reporters on Thursday that he anticipated Betts, 32, wouldn’t be with the crew for the primary recreation of the weekend collection in Boston.
“There is perhaps some issues happening that he may not need to be round, that he’s bought to take care of personally,” Roberts stated (through MLB.com’s Sonja Chen). “Every little thing is OK with him, however yeah, we’ll see.”
Pregame Friday, Roberts defined that Betts is at his dwelling in Nashville. Roberts stated he expects Betts to rejoin Los Angeles round recreation time on Saturday, however isn’t positive if he’ll be within the lineup for the second recreation of the three-game set.
Betts, who was drafted by the Crimson Sox in 2011 and was the face of Boston’s franchise between 2015-19 earlier than being traded to the Dodgers in 2020, isn’t posting his typical dominant stats this season. By way of 94 video games, he’s batting .238 with a .679 OPS, 14 doubles, and 11 dwelling runs.
In 2024, Betts primarily performed second base after primarily taking part in within the outfield his total profession. This season, he has solely fielded the shortstop place for Los Angeles.
Precisely 11 months in the past on Friday, Betts returned to Fenway Park for the primary time since 2019. Donning a Dodgers uniform, he obtained a prolonged standing ovation from the Crimson Sox devoted earlier than his first at-bat.
It stays to be seen when Boston followers can welcome Betts again to Fenway this weekend. Saturday’s first pitch is about for 7:15 p.m. Japanese Time (broadcast on FOX), and Sunday’s collection finale is slated for 1:35 p.m. E.T.
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