Mookie Betts dealing with fractured toe, won't start against Yankees this weekend
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will not start in any of this weekend's games against the New York Yankees after sustaining a fractured toe this week, but the team is hopeful he will be able to avoid a stint on the injured list.
Betts told the Times on Friday night that he fractured his toe at home this week, after the Dodgers returned from a road trip on Wednesday night.
'I was just going to the bathroom in the dark and hit my toe on a wall,' he said.
The Dodgers were originally still planning to have Betts in the lineup Friday for their series opener against the New York Yankees, but he was ultimately scratched after his toe continued to give him problems before the game.
'Putting on a shoe today was difficult for him,' manager Dave Roberts said.
Despite the diagnosis, Roberts and Betts said they were confident the former MVP wouldn't be out more than a few days.
'I know it's at the tip of his toe, so it's going to be one of those situations [that is] per his [pain] tolerance,' Roberts said. 'I don't expect an IL. We'll probably have him down for the series and hopefully he'll be available to hit in a big spot. And then we'll kind of see. But I think for me right now it's just day to day.'
'It's just pain,' Betts added. 'Get the swelling out, it'll be all right.'
Betts had started in each of the Dodgers' past 20 games, and appeared in each of their last 51 overall, having not missed any time since recovering from a two-week stomach virus at the start of the season.
While his defense had been much-improved during his second season as the club's everyday shortstop, the 32-year-old was struggling at the plate, batting just .254 on the season with eight home runs, 31 RBIs and a .742 OPS.
In Betts' absence on Friday, veteran Miguel Rojas took over at shortstop. Tommy Edman and Hyeseong Kim are also options to fill in for Betts at shortstop over the rest of the weekend.
'I'm gonna be all right,' Betts said. 'It is what it is.'
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