Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts explained that superstar Mookie Betts wasn't with the team on Friday to kick off a three-game set against the Boston Red Sox due to a death in his family. Roberts also noted that Betts is on his way to Fenway Park and will then make the decision if he will pinch hit on Saturday or not.

Dodgers star Mookie Betts is expected to return to the team sometime Saturday night after missing a game because of a death in the family, manager Dave Roberts said.

Roberts added that Betts was home in Nashville before he planned to join the team back at Fenway Park. Betts won his first World Series title in a year to remember for the Red Sox back in 2018, when Boston defeated the Dodgers in five games. He won American League MVP that season among a slew of individual accolades.