{"id":5327,"date":"2026-05-12T16:31:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5327"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:31:56","slug":"dodgers-hoping-to-get-a-shot-in-the-arm-from-mookie-betts-return-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5327","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers hoping to get \u2018a shot in the arm\u2019 from Mookie Betts\u2019 return"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 Mookie Betts is back in the Dodgers\u2019 lineup playing shortstop \u2013 not hero.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5326\">Ducks turn to Mason McTavish to aid powerless power play<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. Because I know I\u2019m not the hero. It\u2019s going to take us all,\u201d Betts said before Monday\u2019s game when asked if he could spark an offense that has been one of the least productive in MLB over the past three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to go through our ups and downs. It\u2019s important for everyone to know it\u2019s going to take all of us and not just one guy getting through their struggles or whatever it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Betts was activated from the injured list before Monday\u2019s game after missing 32 games with a strained oblique. It was a longer absence than Betts himself originally forecast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just didn\u2019t really realize how long it takes for it to really heal,\u201d he said. \u201cI felt pretty good pretty fast actually. But just some of the movements I couldn\u2019t do kind of lingered for a long time. I was trying to hurry but obviously the doctors were saying it just takes a month for it to heal. Do all your prep to get back to playing but you can\u2019t really rush time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dodgers manager Dave Roberts did say Betts\u2019 return could be \u201ca shot in the arm\u201d for the Dodgers, who lost 12 of their 21 games before Monday. But Betts didn\u2019t want to predict that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if there\u2019s going to be a jolt of energy or not,\u201d he said. \u201cI just know I\u2019m here, I want to play, I want to win. Hopefully that gets the guys going as far as taking care of the game and winning ballgames. But we\u2019ll see. Only time will tell with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aiming for a bounce-back year after the worst offensive season of his career in 2025, Betts said during spring training that he was focused on a \u201crewired\u201d spring and approach. In the eight games he played before getting hurt, the results hadn\u2019t shown yet. He was 5 for 28 (.179) but with two home runs and a double.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s in a pretty good spot,\u201d he said of his swing after going 2 for 5 in two rehab games with Triple-A Oklahoma City. \u201cI kind of don\u2019t really care that much. I just want to go out and help the team win. Do whatever it takes. Right now, I\u2019m trying to stay off personal stuff and help the boys win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings feel pretty close to the same (as spring training). I was able to remember all the feels and drills that I did. But the more I focus on my swing, the worse it got. I think I\u2019ve just got to hit, take care of myself but really just play the game. Just play the game. Whatever the game gives you is what it gives you. Try not to focus on how my swing feels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5325\">Ducks power up, beat Golden Knights in Game 4 to even series<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>KIM STAYS<\/h4>\n<p>During spring training, Hyeseong Kim and Alex Freeland competed for a spot on the season-opening roster. Freeland won and Kim opened the season in Triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>With Betts\u2019 return, Freeland and Kim were fighting for a spot again. This time, Kim won and Freeland was sent to Triple-A on Monday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was hard. It was a tough one,\u201d Roberts said of the decision. \u201cWhat it came down to is Hyeseong has performed better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kim has batted .289 since being promoted when Betts went on the IL. He played shortstop in Betts\u2019 absence but will now share playing time at second base with Miguel Rojas. Freeland hit .235 while being the primary second baseman.<\/p>\n<h4>DROP DOWN<\/h4>\n<p>Betts returned to the starting lineup on Monday in a new spot \u2013 batting second. He started the season in the third spot with Kyle Tucker second.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker has been dropped to fourth or fifth for the past two weeks and Roberts dropped another underperforming veteran Monday. Teoscar Hernandez was moved all the way down to eighth after going 10 for 52 (.192) with 18 strikeouts and no extra-base hits in his previous 15 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just feel there\u2019s been enough of a sample for all the guys. I think earning your place in the order matters too,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cI think that Andy (Pages) has earned it. I think Max (Muncy) has earned it. \u2026 It\u2019s not a knock on anyone. It\u2019s just the way it should be. I do know that when I can pencil Teo in in the five or six hole and we can all feel good about it, we\u2019re better for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muncy (.918) and Pages (.946) were the only Dodgers regulars with OPS over .800 going into Monday\u2019s game. They were sixth and seventh in the order on Monday.<\/p>\n<h4>UP NEXT<\/h4>\n<p>Giants (RHP Adrian Houser, 0-4, 6.19 ERA) at Dodgers (RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 3-2, 3.09 ERA), Tuesday, 7:10 p.m., SportsNet LA, 570 AM<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5323\">Lakers prep for Game 4 on verge of playoff elimination<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Betts was activated from the injured list on Monday after missing 32 games with an oblique injury. 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