Shortstop Mookie Betts will miss the Los Angeles Dodgers' two exhibition games in Japan because of an illness, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday. Roberts said he's still hopeful that the eight-time All-Star will be available for the team's first regular season game against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday at the Tokyo Dome.

The smile got a little bigger, the emotions a little deeper, the meaning a little greater the more Dave Roberts looked around the room.In the wake of last year’s World Series title, in which Roberts led the Dodgers to the second championship of his decorated tenure,

No manager in American or National League history has ever won a higher percentage of their games than Roberts’ .627 clip. Roberts is now one of six managers to win four pennants with one club since baseball’s postseason expanded beyond just the World Series round in 1969, joining Earl Weaver, Sparky Anderson, Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Lasorda.

It seems like the emotions are taking a toll on the 2024 World Series winner Dave Roberts. The post Dave Roberts' Return to Japan Uncovers Deep Regret appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Zyhir Hope has made tremendous strides since the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired him in a trade with the Chicago Cubs last year, emerging as one of the organization’s top prospects.