The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing significant challenges as key players Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have been placed on the 15-day injured list. Betts, who fractured his hand after being hit by a pitch, is expected to be out for 6-8 weeks. He will visit hand specialist Steven Shin for further evaluation. Meanwhile, Yamamoto left a game against the Kansas City Royals due to triceps tightness, which was later diagnosed as a rotator-cuff strain. He is expected to miss several weeks, if not months. The Dodgers are now considering their options to stay competitive, including potential trades, with Miguel Rojas expected to handle shortstop duties in Betts' absence. Despite these setbacks, there is optimism that both players will return in time for the playoffs.
Dave Roberts said the timeline for Mookie is 6-8 weeks and compared it to Corey Seager’s broken hand in 2021, which caused him to miss 65 games. https://t.co/F1aFE8v6aS
Wrote about Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto injures @fangraphs today https://t.co/wnaJolVPtX Updated timeline re: Betts 👇 https://t.co/RZZH9DrYwQ
The Dodgers will be without Mookie Betts for a while. 😔 https://t.co/gazsDb3iiU https://t.co/5wLfNauXHH
Roberts: Dodgers Expect Betts To Miss 6-8 Weeks https://t.co/WvSlDxunRu https://t.co/vJBToWhvZt
Mookie Betts will be out 6-8 weeks, per @BNightengale https://t.co/noqVJQeSkv
Miguel Rojas is expected to handle the majority of shortstop duties with Betts out. But with October in mind, what options and upgrades could the Dodgers consider? ✍️ @RowanKavner https://t.co/A2hrArZDrK
With the injuries to Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are the Dodgers about to make some trades? @arashmarkazi joined the @profootballdoc Podcast and discussed. Watch: https://t.co/IrmA7KOKVv Listen: https://t.co/TLyr5tChyJ https://t.co/HEGB0iHCbA
Mookie Betts officially placed on IL https://t.co/DUlSyVlVvo
With the playoffs in mind, the Dodgers have to strike a couple of a deals after Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto went down with injuries yesterday. The problem: There might not be any deals for them to strike. https://t.co/GDo8JLeZBR
It is hard to find silver linings when you put $690 million worth of baseball talent on the injured list. But the good news is that Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto should return for when it matters — October, writes @ByMcCullough. https://t.co/13DaMAYpev https://t.co/iKHxl8TADX
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Mookie Betts is going to be out "for some time" after fracturing his hand on a hit by pitch. How do the Dodgers stay afloat without him? Our @ETreuden tells us what the contingency plan could be without Betts: https://t.co/9l5CWklCbV
So, yeah, a lot of stuff happened during the #Dodgers game today: Betts has a broken hand https://t.co/YHKSoMq44o Yamamoto has a strained rotator cuff https://t.co/6Fih7FOPCq Ohtani homers twice (and that was the 3rd biggest thing to happen) https://t.co/z0XeHWK35d
This story has been updated to reflect Yamamoto's diagnosis of a rotator-cuff strain, which will sideline the RHP for several weeks, if not months. https://t.co/H8XxQG1CYt
Mookie Betts said he will visit hand specialist Steven Shin tomorrow.
Meantime… Yamamoto is going on IL, Mookie has a broken hand, and Ohtani is the Dodgers new leadoff hitter. https://t.co/Mjd9ggpnCL
Meantime… Yamamoto is going on IR, Mookie has a broken hand, and Ohtani is the Dodgers new leadoff hitter. https://t.co/Mjd9ggpnCL
Dodgers Place Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Michael Grove On 15-Day IL https://t.co/6D260cO9w7 https://t.co/CyuFPiLDCS
Yamamoto will miss some time https://t.co/NkEJ316EsH
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is reportedly headed to the IL after leaving yesterday's start early (via @MikeDiGiovanna) https://t.co/T5DiXQ3ygZ
“If we had any inkling that all he could muster was two innings, we wouldn’t have pitched him tonight." #Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto left a 7-2 loss to #Royals after two innings because of triceps tightness, and then things got ... a little confusing. https://t.co/creUgNRULz
If Yamamoto mentioned during warmups that he felt tightness, "I wasn’t part of that conversation," #Dodgers MGR Dave Roberts said. "I know there was no point in time where we felt he couldn’t make the start going into today or today. If that was the case, he wouldn’t have."
#Dodgers MGR Dave Roberts said there is a "high probability" that RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be placed on the 15-day IL. Team will make decision after Yamamoto is examined by doctors on Sunday.