The Los Angeles Dodgers might be without starting shortstop Mookie Betts against the Boston Red Sox on Friday.

MLB's schedule makers gave the Dodgers an off-day Thursday, a valuable breather in advance of a nine-game, three-city road trip through the Eastern time zone. M

As shortstop Mookie Betts has posted a career low .238/.311/.373 slash line so far this season, manager Dave Roberts made the surprising move to slot him into the leadoff position. That decision might jumpstart Betts' offense,

And one of the names that is getting brought up a lot is Cleveland Guardians' All-Star outfielder Steven Kwan, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner that is an incredible contact hitter as well. Kwan was ranked second behind Arizona's Eugenio Suarez in ESPN's "Top 50 trade Candidates" list, published by Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel.

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw expressed their feelings about the Dodgers' rough stretch over the past few weeks.