An update on the injury of Dodge shortstop Murge Bates

Dodgers head coach Dave Roberts said shortstop Mookie Betts is expected to miss the final two starters of this weekend's series against the Yankees. Bates kicked a hard object in his left foot at home on Wednesday night U.S. time, and X-rays revealed a fractured end of his fourth toe and is currently on a daily watch list.

Roberts confirmed on Saturday: "We don't believe Bates needs to be on the wounded list (IL) and short-term recovery will be largely dependent on pain tolerance." Once the swelling subsides and the pain subsides, the injury will remain in a 'natural' state for a long time. Therefore, there may not be much difference between a truce of 4 days and 14 or 15 days of being on the list of wounded soldiers. "Bates can be a key substitute, but the team prohibits him from running bases or fielding.

The injury comes at a time when the Dodgers have been hit by a wave of injuries — especially the damage to the pitching roster. The team just announced Friday that backup pitcher Evan Phillips will be reimbursed for the season next week for Tommy John's surgery. So Bates was worried when he was temporarily removed from the starter list on Friday because of the pain of wearing shoes. But the injury was more sporadic and similar to Freddie Freeman's old right ankle injury aggravated by a slip and fall in the bathroom in early April (Freeman ended up on the 10-day injured list for a minimum period of time).

"Bad luck followed, it's Murphy's Law," Roberts said on Friday, "but this time it's bizarre." Bates, who has a .254 batting average and a .742 attack index in 53 games this season, was scheduled to start on Friday but withdrew due to shoe pain. In his absence, Miguel Rojas shared the guerrilla zone with Hyeseong Kim.

General Manager Brandon Gomes emphasized: "We will do a good job of early management to ensure that he is fully recovered when he returns. Squad depth is what keeps us going. "