With Mookie Betts back, the LA Dodgers may soon have more depth. On June 16, the shortstop was Һit by a fastball and suffered a fracture to his left hand. His first reports said he would be gone for six to eight weeks, but he is healing quickly, so a return could be imminent.

The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya, a beаt reporter for the Dodgers, reports that Betts has started using his injured left hand to field ground balls off the bat and catch them.

On X, the former Twitter platform, he stated:

“Mookie Betts has started taking ground balls (real ones, catching with his left hand), Dave Roberts said.”Since being struck by a pitch during a game against the Kansas City Royals, Betts has not been able to play. It has caused some cоnfusiоn for the Dodgers. Only because he had no other options did Betts get to play shortstop, and his absence put the already precarious infield to the test even more.

It had a significant effect on their lineup as well. Along with Teoscar Hernandez, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, and Shohei Ohtani, the slugger was leading off and forming a strong top five. They should be able to get back together and start hitting well very soon.

Although they are still ahead in the NL West, the Dodgers have not played like the dominant club that everyone had anticipated. They trail the Philadelphia Phillies by 6.5 games with a 56-40 record, which is the best in MLB.

When will Mookie Betts be back?On June 16, Mookie Betts had an ιnjury. His earliest probable return date, taking into account the original timeframe, would have been at the end of July, six weeks later. That’s still a few weeks away for him, and that’s the best time frame.

An even more discouraging timeframe provided by the Dodgers is that he won’t return until August 16 and will require the entire eight weeks to heal. But given the above-mentioned progress, it’s highly likely that he’ll return sooner. He might be back sooner if he can continue to field ground balls without any trouble.