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What's Wrong With Mookie Betts? Dodgers Outfielder Struggles With Unidentified Stomach Illness
What's Wrong With Mookie Betts? Dodgers Outfielder Struggles With Unidentified Stomach Illness

It’s been a difficult few weeks for Los Angeles Dodgers player Mookie Betts, who’s been struggling with an unidentified stomach illness that kept him from the team’s season-opening games in the Tokyo Series. According to the MLB , Betts was axed from the original lineup for Sunday’s Freeway Series exhibition, which saw the Dodgers beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-1. Read on for everything we know about Betts’ health struggles. He’s lost almost 20 pounds since spring training Though Betts’ diagnosis is unclear, the outfielder says he has been unable to eat solid food for almost two weeks. He recalled first noticing symptoms leading up to the Dodgers’ Cactus League final game on March 11. While in Tokyo, he received an IV, and since then, he’s been able to keep down liquids, but other foods have taken a toll on his stomach. The Los Angeles Times reported that his newfound diet restraints had dropped his weight from 175 to 157 pounds since spring training. “I mean, I feel great,” Betts...

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