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Mookie Betts has been struggling, and according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts he is going through a personal situation that may keep him out of LA's series opener Friday at Fenway Park.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts is expected to return to the team sometime Saturday night after missing a game due to a death in the family, manager Dave Roberts said. The 32-year-old Betts traveled to his home in Nashville for the day off Thursday and missed Los Angeles’ 5-2 victory over his former team,