Dodgers’ Betts hopeful that injured list stint will be short

Mookie Betts is hoping that his newest stint of the injured checklist solely lasts a pair weeks.

The Dodgers star outfielder is sidelined on account of a cracked proper rib. It his his third stint on the IL the previous two seasons.

“It’s sore however it’s what it’s,“ Betts stated Sunday earlier than the Dodgers confronted the Cleveland Guardians. ”I believed it was a bit of bruise or one thing and performed by means of it. It received worse over the subsequent couple days and now we’re sitting right here.”

Betts was injured through the first inning of Wednesday night time’s recreation towards the Los Angeles Angels when he collided with Cody Bellinger within the outfield on a fly ball. Betts performed the remainder of that recreation however was scratched from the lineup on Friday and Saturday.

“With the group and each of us yelling I didn’t hear him (name me off),” Betts stated concerning the play. “You don’t need to take your eye off the ball,. It shouldn’t have occurred nevertheless it was a kind of performs the place we each may have caught it. It might have been worse if nobody caught it and it dropped.”

Supervisor Dave Roberts referred to as the collision unlucky and likewise agreed that it shouldn’t have occurred.

Betts stated he didn’t suppose he additional aggravated the damage when he made a leaping dive on a line drive by Shohei Ohtani within the ninth inning to attempt to protect Tyler Anderson’s no-hitter. Betts wasn’t capable of get to it in time and it resulted in a double.

The 2018 AL MVP and Dodgers’ leadoff hitter is tied for third within the majors with 53 runs scored and has 17 residence runs, which is tied for fourth within the NL. Los Angeles is 29-7 when he scores a run.

Betts missed 22 video games final season on account of proper hip irritation. He is not going to do any baseball actions for every week earlier than starting to work his means again.

Zach McKinstry was referred to as up from Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis to take Bellinger’s spot.

Los Angeles Dodgers proper fielder Mookie Betts, proper, falls and loses management of the ball after colliding with middle fielder Cody Bellinger as he made a catch on a ball hit by Los Angeles Angels’ Taylor Ward through the first inning of a baseball recreation Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. Ward was thrown out at second by Bellinger after Betts dropped the ball.

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