USA baseball star suffering from horrifying illness with body ‘eating itself’
Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts says he has lost 18 pounds after falling ill during the team’s recent trip to Japan for MLB’s Tokyo Series, claiming his body has been ‘eating itself’
Mookie Betts, the star player for Major League Baseball’s LA Dodgers, claims a mystery illness has caused his weight to plummet as his body ‘eats itself’. The eight-time MLB All-Star was unable to participate in the recent MLB Tokyo Series due to the illness.
It led him to miss the doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs. Betts, the former Boston Red Sox ace, has been grappling with the mystery illness since March 10. He has struggled to keep solid food down for a fortnight.
Having entered spring training at a listed weight of 175 pounds, the Dodgers’ star is now down to 157. He was sent home early from Tokyo and then looked set to play in the Dodgers Freeway Series exhibition match against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
However, Betts was pulled from the Dodgers lineup approximately 90 minutes before the game, which his team clinched with a 7-1 victory.
In conversation with reporters, Betts detailed how he began feeling unwell two days before the Dodgers’ departure for Tokyo
