Mookie Betts will remain at shortstop but move to the No. 2 spot in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup, behind Shohei Ohtani

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Mookie Betts celebrates his home run in the fifth inning

Mookie Betts will stay at shortstop but will drop to the No. 2 spot in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup when he returns from a broken left hand next week, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.

Shohei Ohtani will continue batting leadoff, where he has hit .307 with 33 runs scored, 15 home runs, and 35 RBI since Betts got hurt on June 16.

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Shohei Ohtani runs the bases after hitting a home run

odgers start a four-game series at Milwaukee next Monday when Betts is expected to rejoin the team.

 

Betts moved to the leadoff spot shortly after joining the Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox in 2020, and he’s made it known he prefers to be there. He was hitting .304 with 10 homers in 72 games before getting hit by a pitch.

The top of the Dodgers’ lineup will be Ohtani, Betts, and Freddie Freeman starting next week.

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