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Dodgers star Mookie Betts returns to US to recuperate from illness, will miss 2 games in Japan

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Shortstop Mookie Betts has returned to Los Angeles to continue recovering from an illness that will cause him to miss the Dodgers’ first two games of the regular season at the Tokyo Dome. Manager Dave Roberts says on Monday that the eight-time All-Star wouldn’t play against the Chicago Cubs because of an unspecified illness that’s caused him to lose nearly 15 pounds. Roberts … [Read more...] about Dodgers star Mookie Betts returns to US to recuperate from illness, will miss 2 games in Japan

Shohei Ohtani, Japan’s other baseball stars shook their nerves and delivered in MLB’s Tokyo opener

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball. Shohei Ohtani even admitted to some nerves. There was little doubt this was no ordinary baseball game. But the Japanese players who were playing in front of their home country at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday night handled any jitters they had quite well, delivering in clutch moments as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the … [Read more...] about Shohei Ohtani, Japan’s other baseball stars shook their nerves and delivered in MLB’s Tokyo opener

Orioles SS Gunnar Henderson will miss the start of the season because of an intercostal strain

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Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson will begin the season on the injured list because of a mild right intercostal strain. General manager Mike Elias told reporters he hopes Henderson’s IL stint “will be measured in days instead of weeks.” The Orioles visit Toronto on Thursday for opening day. The 23-year-old Henderson departed a Feb. 27 spring training game after one … [Read more...] about Orioles SS Gunnar Henderson will miss the start of the season because of an intercostal strain