LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled infielder Hyeseong Kim and placed shortstop Mookie Betts on the injured list with a right oblique strain.
Kim, 27, appeared in six games for Triple-A Oklahoma City, batting .346 with two RBI and 11 runs scored. He played in 71 games for the Dodgers in 2025, hitting .280 with three homers and 17 RBI. He stole 13 bases and posted a .985 fielding percentage, spending time at second base, shortstop and center field. He is entering his second with the Dodgers after spending eight seasons in the Korean Baseball League. He played in 953 KBO games, recording 1,043 hits, including 37 homers.
Betts, 33, left the game in the bottom of the first inning yesterday. He scored a run after drawing a walk. In eight games, he has two homers and seven RBI. The 2018 American League MVP is in his 13th season and has slashed .290/.368/.512 with 293 homers and 920 RBI. He has played seven seasons with Los Angeles and has amassed 154 homers and driven in 450 runners while helping the Dodgers to three World Championships. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round of the 2011 First Year Player Draft.
