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Dodgers counting on Mookie Betts to transform team’s dormant offense

California Post·Dylan Hernandez·6 months ago
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There was a time when Mookie Betts’ return would have felt like an automatic cure for an out-of-sorts offense.

Today, what his renewed presence means to the Dodgers is less certain.

The player who was once capable of carrying a team is now 33 years old, and the Dodgers don’t know which version of Betts they will activate from the injured list.

The Dodgers hope Mookie Betts can help jump-start the team’s recently dormant offense. Getty Images

The Betts who contended for the Most Valuable Player award annually? Or the Betts who was a virtual nonfactor on offense for the last season and a half?

After a two-game minor-league rehabilitation assignment, Betts is expected to rejoin the team Monday for the start of a four-game series against the Giants at Dodger Stadium.

Manager Dave Roberts said Betts will “probably” be in the No.…

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