Mookie Betts was unable to play in the first two games of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Tokyo due to illness last week.
The Dodgers wiped out a two-game set overseas against the Chicago Cubs despite the bet lacking both games.
It was revealed that Betts was dealing with some kind of stomach bug, and he was forced to lose 25 pounds for nearly two weeks, unable to contain solid food.
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Mookie Betts was unable to play in the first two games of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Tokyo due to illness last week. (Brad Penner/Imagn image)
“I weigh 150 pounds and I was 175 (lbs) before I left spring. …My body is just eating itself. Literally, every time I use my body as fuel, I don't know what to do about it.
Betts was sent back from Japan to Los Angeles to actually take the test, saying, “It all came back clean.”
“I mean, I feel good. I feel good. I can exercise. I could do almost everything, but that's weird,” Betts said. “So the symptoms have disappeared. I just have to find a way to calm my stomach.”
“My vitals, everything's back clean. The blood tests, everything is really, really clean and healthy,” he added. “I think it's just something that really gets worse in my stomach, so I'm just starting out on some new medications to try and calm my stomach.”
The Dodgers and Angels had come across two exhibit games before opening day, but Betts is a late scratch on Sunday and won't play Monday either.
Betts had dealt with some sort of stomach bug, but was forced to lose 25 pounds without being able to hold down solid food for nearly two weeks. (Michael Reeves/Getty Images)
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Nowadays, real-life World Series champions may miss Betts even in American soil.
“It's hard to assume that you're not going to eat or play games,” Betts said. “So I look a bit lighter. Maybe I'll play a bit of an uphill at the beginning of the season, but no, I just want to play, guy.
The eighth All-Star slashed .289/.372/.491 in 116 games last year. With the exception of the 2020 shortening campaign, he's the least in his season since becoming a full-time player.
The Dodgers and Angels had come across two exhibit games before opening day, but Betts is a late scratch on Sunday and won't play Monday either. (Wendell Cruz-Imagn image)
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But whenever Betts returns, he glides along the top of the order, including Freeman, Shohei ohtani, Will Smith, Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez.
LA will host the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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