To reduce the distance he throws, Betts, a five-time Gold Glove winner in right field, might spend time in the infield when he returns from a cracked rib.
LOS ANGELES ― Injured star Mookie Betts might play second base for the Dodgers before he plays right field.
“I think he’s ahead of where all of us expected,” Roberts said. “What all of that means, I don’t know. … I’m encouraged that early next week is certainly a possibility.” A five-time Gold Glove winner in right field, Betts has started 20 games at second base in his nine-year major league career. He made five starts there last season and one in 2020.
, has a .273 batting average, 17 home runs and 40 RBIs in 60 games this season. He’s also 6 for 7 in stolen base attempts. He will bat leadoff upon his return, Roberts said.
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