Mookie Betts has not traveled with the Dodgers and will not play Friday evening when Los Angeles faces the Boston Red Sox host as he deals with a personal affair, the manager Dave Roberts told journalists on Friday.
However, Betts is expected to arrive at Boston around 7:15 p.m., the start of the match on Saturday. Roberts said he was not sure if Betts will be aligned on Saturday.
“There could be things that may not happen, that he has to face personally,” said Roberts after the 4-3 Wednesday victory over the visiting minnesota twins in which Betts started a ninth round gathering with a single in the inner field of two outings. “Everything is fine with him, but yes, we will see.”
Betts spent the first six seasons of his career in Boston and was the MVP of the American League in 2018, when he led the Red Sox to a victory of the World Series against the Dodgers. Betts was exchanged in the Dodgers in 2020 for Alex Verdugo, throwing Downs and Connor Wong. He was an All-Star and obtained MVP votes in the first four of his first five years with Los Angeles.
The 32 -year -old has experienced difficulties this season with career lows in all areas offensively, reaching 0.238 with a basic percentage of 0.309, a percentage of .370 slugging, 11 circuits and 45 points produced in 94 games this year.
The All-Star and the former MVP of the American League has a line of career striking. 290 / .369 / .514 with 282 circuits and 876 points produced in 1475 games for the Boston Red Sox (2014-2019) and Dodgers (2020-25). He won a World Series title with Boston in 2018 and two with the Dodgers, in 2020 and 2024.
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