Betts was injured in a game against the Kansas City Royals in the 2024 Major League Baseball at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday (Korea time). He was hit in the left hand by a 97.9-mile fastball thrown by opposing pitcher Dan Altavilla in the bottom of the seventh inning. After falling down on the ground, Betts felt severe pain and left the field immediately.
The official major league website MLB.com said, "The Dodgers won the game 3 to 0 against Kansas City, but now Betts has no pleasure in winning the game due to his injury. After the game, the Dodgers announced that Betts broke his left hand but does not require surgery. The timing of his return has not been determined yet," in announcing Betts\' injury.
Betts\' injury has dealt a huge blow to Dodgers. He was a key shortstop and leadoff player with 10 homers, 40 RBIs, 50 runs scored and nine steals in 72 games, a batting average of 0.304 (86 hits from 283 times at bat), an on-base percentage of 0.488 with an on-base percentage and an on-base percentage of 0.893. He has displayed robust performance in both offense and defense.
Betts joined the Boston Red Sox with the 172nd overall pick in the fifth round of the 2011 draft. He made his Major League debut in 2014 and played for the Boston Red Sox until 2019. He has continued his career by transferring to the Dodgers ahead of the 2020 season.
He also has a spectacular track record. He won the MVP award in the American League (2018), won three silver sluggers in the American League outfield section (2016, 2018, 2019), three silver sluggers in the National League outfield section (2020, 2022, 2023), four gold gloves in the National League outfield section (2016-2019), and two gold gloves in the National League right field section (2020-2022).
With Shohei Ohtani moving to the Dodgers this season, the Dodgers built a strong top batting order. MVP trio such as Betts, Otani, and Freddie Freeman led the lineup. However, the MVP trio was briefly disbanded when Betts left due to injury.스포츠토토사이트
Meanwhile, Yoshinobu Yamamoto also exited the game. Yamamoto started the game against Kansas City on the previous day, but felt tightness in his right triceps and was pulled out after two innings. He was also placed on the 15-day injured list due to rotator cuff injury.
MLB.com said, "Yamamoto has not yet undergone additional checkups, but according to Roberts, Yamamoto\'s injury is not expected to get worse."