MLB Opening Day 2025: Mookie Betts is in Dodgers' lineup, batting 2nd and playing shortstop

Betts missed the Dodgers' Tokyo Series matchup versus the Cubs due to an illness that eventually resulted in him losing 18 pounds.

MLB Opening Day 2025: Mookie Betts is in Dodgers' lineup, batting 2nd and playing shortstop

Mookie Betts is in the Los Angeles Dodgers' Opening Day lineup, batting second and playing shortstop. The Dodgers are facing the Detroit Tigers in their home opener, who will have American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal on the mound. 

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