Shortstop Mookie Betts will miss the Los Angeles Dodgers' two exhibition games in Japan because of an illness, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to Japan to open up the MLB season with two games against the Chicago Cubs. Fans saw the last few Cactus League games from the defending World Series champions this week,

Mookie Betts is down with illness and he might miss out the Tokyo Series. Here's what Dave Roberts had to say.

Two of the Los Angeles Dodgers' stars, Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani, are among the MLB's most desirable teammates.

Rushed into to duty previously, Betts spent the winter shoring up his defensive skills: “Anything you do in life takes preparation."

An illness sidelined Mookie Betts for the final day of Cactus League play in Arizona, and he’ll miss the Dodgers’ two exhibition games against Yomiuri and Hanshin at the Tokyo Dome.

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.