Dodgers' Mookie Betts has toe fracture; misses Saturday clash vs. Yankees

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts fractured his fourth left toe and missed his second straight game Saturday against the New York Yankees.

"The last couple days, it’s been hard for him to even put on a shoe, so that’s obviously why he’s not in the lineup," manager Dave Roberts said. "But I still don’t believe it’s going to be an IL stint. I think day-to-day is fair right now."

Roberts said Betts injured himself after the Dodgers returned from their road trip midweek.

"It was something in the middle of the night in his house, in his bedroom," he said. "It was dark and he kind of hit something."

Rookie Hyeseong Kim started in Betts’ place Saturday against the New York Yankees.

Betts missed the Dodgers’ season-opening series in Japan with an illness that caused him to drop weight because he wasn’t able to keep food down.

Betts' mishap was reminiscent of first baseman Freddie Freeman slipping in the shower at home in April. He aggravated his surgically repaired right ankle and missed nine games.

"Mookie’s toe, that’s kind of freaky, like what happened to me," Freeman said on Friday after the Dodgers' 8-5 win over the Yankees. "You hit the speed bumps along the way. We did it last year, and we did all right. Hopefully, we can do that again this year."

Game 2 of the series is Saturday afternoon at 7:15 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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