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Mookie Betts Overcomes Illness, Set for Home Opener

3/26/2025

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Mookie Betts, the Los Angeles Dodgers' shining star, battled a tough stomach illness, likely norovirus, that sidelined him during the team's opening games in Japan and caused him to lose weight. Thankfully, he has bounced back and is ready to take the field as shortstop in the Dodgers' highly anticipated home opener against the Detroit Tigers.

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Mookie Betts, the Los Angeles Dodgers' shining star, battled a tough stomach illness, likely norovirus, that sidelined him during the team's opening games in Japan and caused him to lose weight. Thankfully, he has bounced back and is ready to take the field as shortstop in the Dodgers' highly anticipated home opener against the Detroit Tigers.