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Who Will Replace Mookie Betts at Shortstop for Dodgers in Tokyo Series vs Cubs?

The Los Angeles Dodgers have played two exhibition games in Tokyo, Japan and the excitement is palpable for the start of the 2025 regular season.

Fans have enjoyed seeing their team spending time overseas and the kind of global impact the franchise has, but getting a taste of what things will look like on the field is only building the anticipation further.

More news: Mookie Betts Won’t Play for Dodgers in Tokyo Series, May Leave Japan Early

Someone who unfortunately was not very active this trip is superstar Mookie Betts.

Betts has been dealing with an illness that caused him to miss the final two Cactus League games of the season, and subsequently the only two exhibition games in Japan.