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The contract Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers last week includes a historic amount of deferred money, but the approach was hardly a new one for the team. Mookie Betts also has major deferrals in the 12-year, $365 million contract he …
The Los Angeles Dodgers are making a significant change to Mookie Betts’ role for the 2024 season. Manager Dave Roberts said on MLB Network Monday that the plan is to have Betts serve as the everyday second baseman next year. That marks a clear …
Trevor Bauer has not pitched in an MLB game in over two years. His former Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Mookie Betts is hoping Bauer’s absence from the majors doesn’t extend to three. Betts was present during Game 3 of the World Series …
After an MVP-caliber regular season, Mookie Betts was a non-factor as the Los Angeles Dodgers were swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Division Series. He was not afraid to say as much, either. Betts delivered a scathing …
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one game away from elimination after falling to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 2 of the NLDS. The poor play from both Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman has been a big reason the Dodgers are down 0-2. Freeman and Betts …
Ronald Acuna Jr. may be on his way to winning National League MVP honors, and his chief rival for the award seems to be on board with that possibility. Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts showed some love to Acuna on Instagram Thursday, one day …
Mookie Betts gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a significant scare on Thursday after fouling a ball off his foot, but manager Dave Roberts sounds cautiously optimistic that his star outfielder avoided serious injury. Roberts told MLB Network Radio on …
Mookie Betts suited up at Fenway Park on Friday for the first time in four seasons. Nearly half a decade after departing from his first MLB franchise, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar reflected on what the homecoming meant to him. Betts received a …
They still love Mookie Betts in Boston. Betts on Friday made his return to Fenway Park for the first time since being traded by the Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020. He got a warm reception as he approached the plate for his first at-bat. …
Mookie Betts has one of the most recognizable names in baseball. Thanks to a mammoth home run that he hit earlier this month, the Los Angeles Dodgers star now shares his name with a newborn baby girl. On Tuesday, Betts uploaded a video on Twitter to …
The Los Angeles Dodgers got a bad break from the umpire to end their 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. The Cardinals had taken a 6-3 lead in the bottom of the 8th inning on a 3-run home run by Nolan Gorman. Undeterred, the …
Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts is not staying with his teammates this week in Milwaukee, and he has a good reason for doing so. The Dodgers are staying at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, which has long been claimed to be haunted. Betts, …
The San Diego Padres and their fans tried as hard as they could over the weekend to fuel their in-state rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Mookie Betts seemed to genuinely appreciate the efforts of one fan. The Dodgers took two out of three …
Mookie Betts is making a positional change for his Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is making an equipment change accordingly. Betts on Thursday saw the first action of his MLB career at shortstop. He even turned a double play. Shortstop @mookiebetts just …
The Los Angeles Dodgers are stunningly below .500 to begin the season, and that may lead them to do some more tinkering to their lineup. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters on Tuesday that it is possible All-Star slugger Mookie Betts could …
We now know how much of Mookie Betts: The Middle Infielder to expect during the 2023 season. Speaking with Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci this week, Dave Roberts laid out his vision for Betts, namely, how often he plans to use Betts at …
