Another Dodgers Player Had Stomach Illness in Addition to Mookie Betts, Kiké Hernandez

A stomach bug has been ravaging the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse over the last few weeks.

Mookie Betts dealt with an illness that the LA Times reported to be norovirus for over two weeks. He lost nearly 20 pounds and wasn’t able to hold down solid foods.

Then, just ahead of Thursday’s Opening Day, it was revealed that utility man Kiké Hernández was dealing with a stomach bug that included vomiting and the inability to hold down solid foods.

Read more: Kiké Hernandez Has Stomach Bug With Vomiting, Dodgers Hoping It’s Not What Mookie Betts Had

“I got a text from him earlier today that he wasn’t feeling well and didn’t sleep well and couldn’t keep stuff down,” manager Dave Roberts said of Hernández before the game. “(We’re) trying to just get some fluids in him, rest up, and hopefully we can stay away from him. But let’s just hope that it’s not what Mookie dealt with.”

A third Dodgers player revealed he was also dealing with a bit of a stomach bug this past month. Right-handed reliever Michael Kopech told reporters that he was battling “similar stuff to what Mookie had but probably not as severe.”

He didn’t travel with the team to Japan as he opened the season on the injured list with right shoulder impingement.

Kopech and Betts are better now, but Hernández appears to be in the thick of his illness. The Dodgers are hoping it’s not what Betts dealt with, because if it is, Hernández could end up missing the next week or so.

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