When Betts returns from IL Sunday or Monday, he will play a new (old) position. He is still dealing with soreness from a cracked rib behind his right pectoral.
Reporters are reflected in the eyes of Mookie Belts of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he talks to the media prior to a MLB baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
Third baseman Justin Turner #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers fields a baseball and throws out Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres in the second inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Starting pitcher Yu Darvish #11 of the San Diego Padres throws to the plate against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers high fives third base coach Dino Ebel after hitting a solo home run against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Justin Turner #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting solo home run against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
Starting pitcher Yu Darvish #11 of the San Diego Padres throws the plate against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Starting pitcher Yu Darvish #11 of the San Diego Padres throws to the plate against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
Centerfielder Trent Grisham #2 of the San Diego Padres catches a fly ball by Will Smith #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in front of rightfielder Jose Azocar #28 of the San Diego Padres in the fourth inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Starting pitcher Tyler Anderson #31 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws to the plate against the San Diego Padres in the seventh inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
in the xxx inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 2, 2022. When Betts returns to the Dodgers either Sunday or Monday ― neither he nor manager Dave Roberts were ready to say before Saturday’s game ― he will play second base. Chris Taylor will stay in right field and Gavin Lux will be the primary left fielder until Betts’ cracked rib is more fully healed. At that point, Betts will return to the position at which he has won four Gold Glove awards.
In 17 games as a leadoff hitter through Friday, Trea Turner had a .355 batting average, .383 on-base percentage, and .579 slugging percentage. Roberts acknowledged for the first time Saturday that displacing Turner might not be worth the benefit of using Betts at the lineup position he’s most familiar with. The manager planned to meet with the two players before Betts returns.
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