Mookie Betts reveals how much weight he's alarmingly lost with recent illness
Mookie Betts missed the Los Angeles Dodgers' Japanese series with an illness that he was battling in spring training, and now he's revealed just how bad it was.
As he explained to reporters, two days before he and the Dodgers flew to Tokyo, he felt awful and then had some rough plane rides.
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And then he revealed how much weight he's lost: a scary 23 pounds. He hasn't been able to eat full meals for a week, and there's still been vomiting.
Here's hoping he's OK. Take a listen to him talking about what he's been going through as Opening Day 2025 approaches.
Mookie Betts has lost roughly around 23 pounds over the last two weeks.
— Fredo Cervantes (@FredoCervantes) March 24, 2025
Betts said it all began two days before leaving to Tokyo. @SportingTrib | #Dodgerspic.twitter.com/a79oOTTTQk
"Everytime I eaten, I've thrown up." Mookie Betts says he feels fine but can't keep food down and has only gotten an IV in Tokyo.pic.twitter.com/cTPgUY1nnv
— Dodgers Tailgate (@DodgersTailgate) March 24, 2025
Get well soon.
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