{"id":664215,"date":"2026-04-05T06:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/664215\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T06:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:47:15","slug":"dodgers-hyeseong-kim-joining-team-amid-mookie-betts-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/664215\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Hyeseong Kim Joining Team Amid Mookie Betts Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts suffered an injury, and as a result, Hyeseong Kim is indeed on the cusp of getting a spot on the roster.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodgers-mookie-betts-leaves-game-with-injury\/2020\/08\/02\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"126032\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Betts left the game<\/a> against the Washington Nationals in the top of the first inning upon running the bases after getting on board via a walk.<\/p>\n<p>He was patient at the plate and used his eye to get on base. Freddie Freeman then hit a laser into the outfield gap, good enough for a double, and cashed in both base runners who were on board.<\/p>\n<p>However, upon returning to the dugout, Betts slowly made his way and never came back on the field, with Miguel Rojas stepping in at shortstop.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hyeseong-kim-nationals.jpg\" alt=\"Mar 21, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Hyeseong Kim (6) hits against the Athletics in the first inning at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images\" class=\"wp-image-302102\"  \/>Mar 21, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Hyeseong Kim (6) hits against the Athletics in the first inning at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Betts will be missing t<a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodgers-dave-roberts-reveals-latest-on-mookie-betts-injury\/2026\/04\/04\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"302085\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he series finale at the very least<\/a>, according to manager Dave Roberts, as he gets an MRI for what is being labeled as a back injury.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of Betts\u2019 absence, which could be quite long or short depending on how he feels and what the MRI says, H<a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodgers-hyeseong-kim-emerging-as-mookie-betts-replacement\/2026\/04\/04\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"302092\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">yeseong Kim is going to be nearby<\/a> in case the Dodgers make a move to put him on the injured list.<\/p>\n<p>Kim is currently with the Oklahoma City Comets in Triple-A, but according to the minor-league broadcast for the Comets and the Las Vegas Aviators, he was scratched from the game to head to Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Kim was in the original lineup, but scratched as we got closer to first pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd a lot of that due to the fact that Mookie Betts, shortstop for the major league club, left today\u2019s game with what appeared to be a back injury, underwent an MRI this afternoon,\u201d the broadcast said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTold that Kim, going to get on a plane tonight, head to our nation\u2019s capital. The Dodgers take on the Washington Nationals in a day game tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kim is a marginal MLB player at the moment, having done well in Triple-A, but there are questions about his mechanics now that pitchers have adjusted to the Korean.<\/p>\n<p>If Betts missess a notable period of time, Kim will get a chance to really make his case to be on the roster.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sab-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\" alt=\"App icon\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n<p>Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n<p> <a id=\"sab-cta\" class=\"sab-cta\" href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GET<\/a> \u00d7  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts suffered an injury, and as a result, Hyeseong Kim is indeed on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664216,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,39,1393,1165,4332,4333,774,57,3224,4331,4,1526],"class_list":{"0":"post-664215","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-dodgers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-dodgers","10":"tag-hyeseong-kim","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-la-dodgers","13":"tag-ladodgers","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-losangelesdodgers","18":"tag-mlb","19":"tag-mookie-betts"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116350763413111116","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}