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It’s been a month since star shortstop Mookie Betts<\/a> last suited up for the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Betts sustained an oblique strain on April 4 while running the bases against the Washington Nationals.<\/p>\n However, it may not be long before the former Boston Red Sox star is back on the diamond.<\/p>\n He’s going to suit up for the Oklahoma City Comets, the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate, on Friday and Saturday, and he might be back with Dave Roberts’ team on Monday to face the San Francisco Giants.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya revealed that Betts had been facing live pitching at Dodger Stadium, so he’s clearly inching closer to full health.<\/p>\n “The plan, the source said, is for Betts to travel back to Los Angeles on Sunday, when the organization will evaluate his status before a potential activation on Monday against the San Francisco Giants,” Ardaya reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Betts is coming off a somewhat disappointing campaign by his standards, hitting .258 with 20 home runs and 82 RBI. He was going through a bit of a slump to start this campaign, logging a .179 batting average in his first eight games of the campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n That said, he’s still one of the best players of his generation, a former MVP, multi-time All-Star and one of the clubhouse’s most vocal and respected leaders.<\/p>\n The Dodgers are sitting on an NL-best 23-14 record, and getting Betts back in the lineup will be crucial to their aspirations of winning the first World Series three-peat since the 2000 New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nMookie Betts might be back after the weekend\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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