More in the report says that Betts can finally start to hold down food after nearly a week of vomiting. He will warm up in the Freeway Series game and decide if he is healthy enough to go before the game starts.

TOKYO — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts won’t be available for Opening Day and will not take part in either of the two Tokyo Series games against the Chicago Cubs due to a lingering illness, manager Dave Roberts said on Monday. The Dodgers are contemplating sending the former MVP home early to Los Angeles to continue to recuperate.

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will miss the team's opening series in Tokyo as he struggles to recover from an illness.