The Dodgers will be without two of their most important players for the foreseeable future. Los Angeles lost shortstop Mookie Betts and right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Sunday’s victory over the Royals. Yamamoto left the game in the fourth inning and was diagnosed with a strained right rotator cuff. Betts was hit in the hand by a 98 mph fastball in the seventh inning, fracturing his left hand.
While neither injury is considered to be season-ending, the Dodgers will be forced to weather a period of weeks or even months without their $325 million rookie and their $365 million shortstop.