LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers activated shortstop Mookie Betts from the injured list and optioned infielder Alex Freeland to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Betts, 33, returns after missing 32 games with a right oblique strain. He made two rehab starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City, notching two hits in five at-bats. On the season, he has played in eight games, recording two homers and seven RBI. The 2018 American League MVP is in his 13th season and has slashed .290/.368/.512 with 293 homers and 920 RBI. He has played seven seasons with Los Angeles and has amassed 154 homers and driven in 450 runners while helping the Dodgers to three World Championships. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round of the 2011 First Year Player Draft.
Freeland, 24, played in 33 games, slashing .235/.309/.337 with two homers and eight RBI with the Dodgers. It was his second stint with the club, debuting in 2025 and clubbing two homers with six RBI in 29 games. He was drafted by Dodgers in the third round of the 2022 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Central Florida and has compiled a .256 batting average with an .800 OPS and 46 homers in 356 minor league games.
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