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Dodgers Lose Mookie Betts to Fractured Toe as Injury Toll Mounts

Los Angeles has 14 players on the injured list, highlighted by Betts’s fractured toe, Freeman’s aggravated ankle, a bullpen reshaped by Evan Phillips’s upcoming Tommy John surgery.

May 25, 2025; New York City, New York, USA;Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) rounds the bases during a double by first baseman Freddie Freeman (\np) during the first inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images/File photo
CLEVELAND, OHIO - MAY 26: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs off the field after the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on May 26, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 19: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium on May 19, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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Overview

  • Mookie Betts fractured the tip of his second left toe at home and will miss the rest of the Yankees series but remains day-to-day in hopes of avoiding the injured list.
  • Manager Dave Roberts said Betts’s return will depend on pain tolerance and kept open the possibility of pinch-hitting appearances during his recovery.
  • Freddie Freeman reported aggravating his surgically repaired right ankle during a rundown, compounding concerns over his availability.
  • Reliever Evan Phillips is set for season-ending Tommy John surgery next week, joining Brusdar Graterol, Blake Treinen, Kirby Yates and Michael Kopech on the injured list.
  • To offset shortages, the Dodgers acquired closer Alexis Diaz and await Shohei Ohtani’s post–All-Star break pitching return as they seek to maintain competitiveness in the NL West.