SignOnSanDiego.com · Mar 9, 2020
Padres notes: Dodgers not a concern; Cronenworth plan; golf tournament
The Dodgers’ A.J. Pollock, left, Mookie Betts and Justin Turner talk in the dugout before a spring training game this month. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Padres focus on selves, not how good Dodgers appear to be (again); Jake Cronenworth focuses on infield
PEORIA, Ariz. —
At least the Padres won’t have Mookie Betts in a Dodgers uniform rubbed in their faces just yet.
The Dodgers right fielder, who the Padres tried to make theirs this winter, is reportedly recovering from a stomach bug and won’t play when the teams meet Monday in a spring training game.
Man, the Padres wanted Betts. And man, the Padres know the Dodgers didn’t exactly need him.