I'm afraid to eat Betts in Shock Why Weight Drops 8.2kg Over 2 Weeks? You can't play in the opening game
Mar 24, 2025
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LA Dodgers' Mookie Betts lost more than 8kg in a month, making it uncertain to play in the opening game. Betts missed last week's opening two-game series against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, Japan. It was said that it was due to enteritis, but the exact cause of the symptoms has not been identified.
Betts first boarded a flight to the U.S. ahead of Game 1 of the Tokyo Series on the 18th (Korea time). Before moving to Japan, I lost 15 pounds due to enteritis symptoms, but even after returning to the United States, my symptoms did not improve, so I lost another 3 pounds.
Betts' last exhibition game was against the Athletics on the 10th. Around that time, he missed the exhibition game from the 11th to the 12th as symptoms of enteritis began to appear. Nevertheless, he pushed ahead with the expedition to Japan. Betts, who weighed 175 pounds when he participated in the Glendale Spring Training in Arizona on the 20th of last month, now weighs 157 pounds. In other words, 18 pounds (8.2 kilograms) have been lost since the last 10 days of his participation.
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In response, the LA Times reported that Betts, who was usually happy and cheerful due to a sudden drop in weight, looked sullen on his face when he talked about his illness. In the end, the Dodgers excluded him from the lineup.
Betts told local media that `I couldn't run because I was in the lineup today and vomited again"I think I could lose more weight. Play can be tough at the beginning of the season. But I want to run. It was hard and exhausting to sit on the bench. It's tiring to throw only the ball. I just want to play on the ground."
He then said "I'm afraid of eating food because it's hard to digest the food I have to chew. Every time I eat, I throw up right away. I've never done this in my life."
The problem is that blood tests and blood pressure and heart rate tests come out normal. That's why only the stomach's digestion is poor.
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Betts has only been eating smoothies since he got enteritis. Hard food is difficult to digest, so he started taking new drugs to activate his stomach.
The Dodgers will play the remaining two exhibition games at Angel Stadium from the 25th to the 26th and then play the home opener against the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium on the 28th. Betts needs to recover his condition for the remaining three days to play, but it is difficult to say that a player who has lost more than 8kg can play normally.
Until Betts returns, Miguel Rojas, who played shortstop in the Tokyo Series, will continue his opportunity to start. Roberts plans to give Betts a rest in the game on the 25th. It seems virtually impossible to play in the home opener against Detroit.
Betts is already playing even in a difficult state. I weigh 157 pounds now, and by my standards I am underweight. I'm not saying I don't want to run. But if all it takes to run is weight, does the situation make sense right now? And that's the question we have to answer."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
