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Mookie Betts Sustains Fractured Toe, Hoping To Avoid IL

By Mark Polishuk | May 31, 2025 at 8:39am CDT

Mookie Betts didn’t play in the Dodgers’ 8-5 win over the Yankees on Friday, and the shortstop won’t be in the starting lineup for the remainder of the series due to a fracture in the tip of his second left toe.  Betts and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters (including Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times) that a pinch-hit appearance during the series is still possible, and the hope is that Betts will be able to return to the lineup after a few days of rest.

Betts’ injury occurred off the field, as Betts said that on Wednesday night after returning home from the team’s road trip, he “was just going to the bathroom in the dark and hit my toe on a wall.”  It doesn’t appear as though a trip to the injured list is in the cards, as Betts said “it’s just pain,” and that with some rest to “get the swelling out, it’ll be all right.”

Thursday was an off-day for the Dodgers, so Betts had some immediate recuperation time in the aftermath of the injury.  However, Los Angeles doesn’t have another off-day until June 12, as yesterday’s tilt with New York began a stretch of 23 games in 24 days for the Dodgers.  Not that there’s ever a good time to suffer a fractured toe, but this busy schedule gives Betts little opportunity for more rest if his injury lingers.  The presence of Miguel Rojas, Hyeseong Kim, Tommy Edman, and Enrique Hernandez gives the Dodgers quite a bit of shortstop depth if Betts has to miss more time than expected, but obviously L.A. wants its eight-time All-Star back as soon as possible.

The toe fracture continues what has been a difficult season for Betts, and a down year by his high standards.  Betts lost over 15 pounds while dealing with a severe flu-like illness in March that cost him the chance to participate in the Dodgers’ season-opening Tokyo Series against the Cubs.  He was able to return to action for the Dodgers’ first North American game on March 27, but Betts has a modest .254/.338/.405 slash line and eight home runs over 234 plate appearances.

This still translates to an above-average 111 wRC+, and Betts has walked more times than he has struck out this season, so his batting eye and contact skills are still as sharp as ever.  The quality of that contact is well below Betts’ norms, as his hard-hit ball rates and barrel rates are only in the 25th percentile of all batters.  A .249 BABIP may also be a factor, and it could be that Betts’ efforts to fully transition to the shortstop position has taken some focus away from his hitting.  Defensively, Betts has shown his mettle (+2 Defensive Runs Saved and a +3 Outs Above Average) over 447 innings at the shortstop position this year.

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79 Comments

  1. 99Captain Judge99

    2 months ago

    Toe Betts

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    • MLB Top 100 Commenter

      2 months ago

      Call AAA for a toe truck

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    • VegasSDfan

      2 months ago

      Betts has a terrible contract as he is in regression and under contract for a long time.

      Reply
      • freddiemeetgibby

        2 months ago

        lol, keep reaching

        Reply
  2. PoisonedPens

    2 months ago

    Man, of all the myriad of baseball injuries, this is the one that I can most relate to…

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    • Rishi

      2 months ago

      Thought perhaps he just “slept on it awkwardly.” like Michael King. Speaking of “injuries I can most relate to”. The one I can least relate to is “hurt himself eating a piece of lettuce”. Thought there have been some odd ones. Everything from ripping a phone book apart, playing guitar hero, falling asleep with an ice pack on and getting frostbite, jumping up to celebrate in the dugout and knocking yourself unconscious, flicking sunflower seeds, opening cologne, running over your kid on a bicycle, taking off a shirt, vomiting, etc. Just look em up.

      3
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      • Steve E.

        2 months ago

        Shawon Dunston once blew out his back pulling his kid out of a car seat. 😐

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        • Rishi

          2 months ago

          While tracking a fly ball in an exhibition game Babe Ruth ran into a palm tree and knocked himself unconscious, apparently.

          3
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        • christaylormvp

          2 months ago

          Can’t miss and can’t ever stay healthy Giants prospect of the 80’s Chris Brown once “slept on his eye wrong” and it cost him a couple games.

          2
          Reply
        • letitbelowenstein

          2 months ago

          I cut my thumb on a spoon once. Got laughed at for months over that.

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        • freddiemeetgibby

          2 months ago

          blew out his back has a new meaning these days

          Reply
        • Brew88

          2 months ago

          What happened to the palm tree?

          Reply
      • Dan in Pasadena

        2 months ago

        Every couple years a player almost cuts off a finger trimming a hedge or something! You’d THINK they’d spring for a gardener. And it is typically a pitcher that does it too!

        1
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      • Hammerin' Hank

        2 months ago

        Terry Harper years ago on the Braves separated his shoulder while standing behind the 3rd base coach and waving the runner home.

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        • NashvilleJeff

          2 months ago

          In 1992, Tom Glavine broke a rib while violently vomiting after an airline meal.

          Reply
    • BlueSkies_LA

      2 months ago

      Dodgers players should avoid bathrooms altogether.

      Reply
      • paddyo furnichuh

        2 months ago

        Indeed, bring on the astronaut diapers!

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    • Perksy

      2 months ago

      Same. I feel his pain. Last summer banged my pinky toe on the leg of a chair and fractured it. So difficult to walk or even put shoes on.

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      • beantownhonk

        2 months ago

        Read this as “to put a shirt on” and I couldn’t agree more with that thought

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  3. Bivouac-Sal

    2 months ago

    Probably Mark Prior’s fault.

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    • l9ydodger

      2 months ago

      😉

      Reply
    • Another Dodgers Fan

      2 months ago

      Obviously

      Reply
  4. Stallion97

    2 months ago

    Off the field injury. Man, I would’ve thought foul ball off the foot or HBP.

    Reply
  5. El Kabong

    2 months ago

    Here’s a video re-creation of Mookie Betts fracturing his toe. The part of Mookie is played by Marlo Thomas.
    youtube.com/watch?v=TffQj0vpc-Y

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    • ElysianPark

      2 months ago

      Classic!

      Reply
    • Dumpster Divin Theo

      2 months ago

      Might be as Mookie was on his way to another 300 game but suffered the splits in the 8th inning

      Reply
    • Longtimecoming

      2 months ago

      Oh, That Girl!

      2
      Reply
      • Dumpster Divin Theo

        2 months ago

        Flying nun?

        Reply
        • Longtimecoming

          2 months ago

          Nope – Sally Field.

          Reply
        • Dumpster Divin Theo

          2 months ago

          Who’s Sally? Another prospect in Albuquerque? Does Sally Hit? Sally Run the Bases?

          Reply
        • Longtimecoming

          2 months ago

          She was the flying nun. Not sure if she can hit or not. Also rode around in a black Trans Am with the Bandit!

          1
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        • Dumpster Divin Theo

          2 months ago

          You must like her. You must really like her

          1
          Reply
  6. RunDMC

    2 months ago

    Where are you, The Clapper?

    3
    Reply
  7. Spaced-Cowboy

    2 months ago

    Guess it depends which toe. Did it go to market?

    1
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    • quonset point

      2 months ago

      Ironically, it was The One Who Stayed Home. Given he stubbed his toe in the dark during a bathroom trip, twas quite apropos…

      2
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      • avenger65

        2 months ago

        He should invest in a night light.

        1
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    • Dumpster Divin Theo

      2 months ago

      Toe is a total team player, why the Dodgers are so good. When asked about the expectant challenges, it responded: “weeeeee, weeeee, wheeeeee!”

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  8. bigalcathey

    2 months ago

    I can relate. Two weeks ago I was getting in my truck (slides on, no socks). I basically kicked my E brake with the big toe on my right foot, just underneath the nail. My nail was at a 45 deg angle from my toe. I’m pretty sure I’d missed a few games also. Got the nail off yesterday. Such a relief. Get well soon, Mookie!

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    • raisinsss

      2 months ago

      This comment should be rated-r/nsfw

      5
      Reply
    • ElysianPark

      2 months ago

      Yikes! Glad you got relief….that sounds terrible

      1
      Reply
    • Boston’s Alignment

      2 months ago

      Better than kicking the bucket. Get well soon.

      1
      Reply
  9. imissjoebuzas

    2 months ago

    Now he can sneak out to rendezvous with Rosie Perez in the middle of his workday, and no one would notice. Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-Mookie!

    1
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    • Dumpster Divin Theo

      2 months ago

      He can go Allman Brother too. Alabama Getaway. Getaway.

      Reply
  10. Steve E.

    2 months ago

    The only full-time positional starter under age 30 is Andy Pages. The Dodgers are an older team. There will surely be more injuries to come. And the pitchers are as brittle as any in MLB history.

    2
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    • christaylormvp

      2 months ago

      That’s a lot of qualifiers to satisfy your argument.

      Gotta be both positional AND full-time, so SS and 1b are your only positions with full time, positional players at them.

      You’re saying Betts and Freeman, two of the Dodgers most dependable players, are old and will break down more because you said so.

      And I’d love to see your list of “most brittle pitchers in MLB history”, as if you’ve done your research and came up with this conclusion in some logical and non-“trust me bro” way. Yes, we can see the Dodgers pitchers on the IL. How does that compare with the ‘68 Senators, the ‘84 White Sox, the ‘98 Twins? You’ve obviously done your research to come up with that conclusion about the Dodgers….Or you just listen to the news about the Dodgers being decimated by injuries and extrapolated from that bit of news that the Dodgers pitchers are as brittle as any staff has ever been historically.

      And despite all their problems you not so eloquently described, the Dodgers sit atop their Division by 2 games ahead of other teams with younger positional and full-time players and non-brittle pitchers.

      In conclusion, bad argument, bordering on trolling.

      Be better.

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      • Luis_Fazenda

        2 months ago

        I dunno…I’m a Dodger fan, and I don’t see a whole lot of falsehoods in Steve E’s statement.

        The Dodgers ARE an older team. Nagging injuries befall older players.

        There are more Dodger pitchers on the shelf, than there are not. It is a patchwork staff to say the least. This has been going on for quite awhile now.

        You may be upset at these developments, as I am, but it doesn’t mean he’s wrong.

        Not surprised though…..I’ve been around dodger fans all my life, and thinner skins are hard to find when it comes to their club.

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        • padrepapi

          2 months ago

          Yeah it seemed like a reasonable take and per B-R, they have had the oldest batter age this season while being exactly league average on the pitching age side of things:

          baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025.shtml

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        • christaylormvp

          2 months ago

          @luis

          read the qualifiers. His statement HAD to be right because of all the options that had to be ticked off to satisfy it. It narrowed the possibilities down to two, maybe three people.

          Take a bunch of footballs and one baseball and then make the argument that you must be round with red stitching. That’s what just happened.

          And the brittle pitchers is an opinion since there is no list of most injured staffs unless he has one.

          I explained it all already.

          Moving on.

          Reply
      • User 3594734386

        2 months ago

        My bet’s on Betts.

        Hey, looked fine sprinting 90 plus through “the bag” in 5th inning of WS game 6 last year! If he would’ve pulled a Machado, the Yanks would gave recorded an out in spite of their folly. Small ball hustle at it’s best!

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      • Steve E.

        2 months ago

        I’m not surprised that somebody hiding behind a fake online identity such as Chris Taylor MVP would miss the point completely. I guess having 14 pitchers on the injured doesn’t satisfy your definition of brittle. They set an MLB record for pitchers used in a single season in 2024 and will likely break it this year. They have eight fulltime positional starters, essentially. You know exactly the point I was conveying.

        Whine less often.

        Reply
    • amk1920

      2 months ago

      You are going to be so mad in two years when their lineup has Rushing, De Puala, Hope and Freeland in it

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      • Shrutefarm

        2 months ago

        *Sirota

        Reply
    • freddiemeetgibby

      2 months ago

      And yet, those “old” guys are kicking younger teams asses with MLBs 4th best run diff. +84

      1
      Reply
  11. This one belongs to the Reds

    2 months ago

    Hopefully Mookie can put his best foot forward and get past this.

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    • Acoss1331

      2 months ago

      He’s going to have to toe the line.

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      • This one belongs to the Reds

        2 months ago

        It will be a rough road to toe.

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      • BlueSkies_LA

        2 months ago

        Arch humor. Some people know all the ankles.

        1
        Reply
  12. rmullig2

    2 months ago

    The only way to avoid the IL at this point is amputation. I don’t think he’s doing that.

    1
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    • christaylormvp

      2 months ago

      @rmullig

      Ronnie Lott approves of this post.

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  13. Old York

    2 months ago

    I’ve done that a few times and life goes on. I never went on the IL for that. Man up and get back in the game.

    Reply
    • fox471 Dave

      2 months ago

      Perhaps, you should be more careful, if you did the same thing more than once. But you are right. Mookie should definitely “get back in the game,” aggravate a minor injury, and miss several weeks; all to prove he is as tough as Old York.

      Reply
      • Old York

        2 months ago

        @fox471 Dave

        Agreed. They don’t make tough as nails ballplayers like they used to.

        Reply
    • BlueSkies_LA

      2 months ago

      Another keyboard warrior heard from.

      Reply
      • Old York

        2 months ago

        @BlueSkies_LA

        Where?

        Reply
        • BlueSkies_LA

          2 months ago

          Take a peek in a mirror, bud.

          Reply
        • Old York

          2 months ago

          @BlueSkies_LA

          What should I see in the mirror?

          Reply
      • Brew88

        2 months ago

        I detect unnecessary escalation. Common these days

        Reply
        • Old York

          2 months ago

          @Brew88

          The internet makes it quite common, as people don’t have to be accountable for their actions.

          Reply
        • BlueSkies_LA

          2 months ago

          Try being accountable for your original statement. Again, I recommend the mirror.

          Reply
        • Old York

          2 months ago

          @BlueSkies_LA

          I was accountable. I said I’ve done that a few times and still went on my day. No biggie. No IL stint.

          Reply
        • BlueSkies_LA

          2 months ago

          Not really.

          First, you aren’t a ballplayer. You aren’t a manager. You aren’t a medical specialist. None of us here are. And even if any of us were any of these things, we still don’t have access to any medical information about any given injury. So we don’t have any business saying who should play through one.

          Second, lots of players play through injuries. I hope I don’t have to name any. By the end of the season, practically every player is playing with some amount of hurt. It’s up to the player, the team, and their medical staff to decide how banged up they can be and still take the field. So your statement that they don’t make tough players anymore is baseless.

          Finally, if a player tries to play through an injury and slumps, or worse yet, is more seriously injured, the keyboard warriors will be out in force griping about how this or that team or manager doesn’t know a thing about how to manage player health, how they ruined that player forever. And on and on. So, either way, the team is always wrong, according to Some Guy on the Internet. Don’t be surprised if this kind of thinking is called out.

          Sorry if you feel I am picking on you. I’m not really. I’d just had enough of this for one day.

          Reply
        • Brew’88

          2 months ago

          As I was saying.

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  14. Mr. McNasty

    2 months ago

    What a klutz

    Reply
  15. Shrutefarm

    2 months ago

    He just can’t catch a break this year (no pun intended). First, the stomach illness, now this. Heal up soon. (again, no pun intended)

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    • Acoss1331

      2 months ago

      A Shrute wouldn’t even suffer a toe injury to begin with.

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  16. whyhayzee

    2 months ago

    The Yankees hired a contractor to move the wall three inches. Cheaters.

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  17. davemlaw

    2 months ago

    Give him a blow. 10 day IL, let him rest, gain some weight, lift, swim. He’ll come back better and ready for the rest of the season.

    Reply
  18. Perksy

    2 months ago

    If they put him on IL on Monday, can they still backdate it to Thursday?

    Reply
    • Shrutefarm

      2 months ago

      yes

      Reply

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