The Los Angeles Dodgers have got quite a good thing going right now. The two-time World Series champions have started the 2026 season off hot, going 14-4 through their first 18 games. Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani is back to performing at an elite level on the mound and at the plate, and several other key players are also performing up to their caliber. What's perhaps most impressive of all of that the Dodgers are doing this without Mookie Betts, who remains sidelined with an oblique injury. Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Betts played in 8 games before suffering the oblique injury. And while he's currently symptom-free, the Dodgers are going to ease him back to action slowly and with caution, since they don't really need him until later in the season. Betts has all the support he needs to make his return, not just from Los Angeles but from his loyal wife, Brianna . Mookie and Brianna met in middle school and began dating shortly after.…