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Dodgers Notes: Mookie Betts Return Date Revealed, Hyeseong Kim Praised, Kyle Tucker Labeled Bust
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Dodgers Notes: Mookie Betts Return Date Revealed, Hyeseong Kim Praised, Kyle Tucker Labeled Bust

Los Angeles Dodgers On SI·Gabe Smallson·24 days ago
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were off on Thursday, but there's still plenty of news to catch up on, including a positive update on superstar Mookie Betts. The eight-time All-Star suffered an oblique injury eight games into the 2026 campaign while running the bases against the Washington Nationals. Now, Betts is starting a rehab assignment on Friday, setting up a difficult decision for manager Dave Roberts and the Dodgers front office. The man who will likely be at the center of this decision is infielder Hyeseong Kim, who started the season in Triple-A but was called up in early April after Betts went down. He is currently hitting .314 with an OPS+ of 126 (which is 26 percent higher than league average) and recently received some impressive praise from top MLB insider Ken Rosenthal. "And an international free agent who cost the Dodgers a mere $12.5 million, infielder Hyeseong Kim, appears to be a steal," Rosenthal wrote.…

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