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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 …
The Los Angeles Dodgers are going a little bit left after the season-ending injury to Gavin Lux. Lux, who was expected to be the Dodgers’ starting shortstop in 2023, suffered a torn ACL during a spring training game this week (video here). The …
Major League Baseball is planning to implement an automatic strike zone as early as 2024, and Mookie Betts does not sound thrilled about the potential change. Betts is part of a large faction of people who are in favor of keeping the “human …
Mookie Betts went viral on Monday night for a great moment he shared with a young Los Angeles Dodgers fan. Betts’ Dodgers were playing against the Brewers in Milwaukee. A young Dodgers fan sitting beyond the fence in right field held up a sign …
Mookie Betts got into it Thursday with San Francisco Giants pitcher Jarlin Garcia over the team’s celebration. For a few years, Los Angeles Dodgers hitters have celebrated big hits by tapping their head — something that is done by …
Mookie Betts on Thursday showed just why he gets paid the big bucks. The Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder helped seal the game for his team in a 9-6 win over the San Francisco Giants. He homered on a 1-1 pitch with runners on the corners and two outs …
Mookie Betts drew some attention for the T-shirt he wore prior to Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium. During batting practice on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder wore a black T-shirt with light blue lettering that had a …
New York Mets manager Buck Showalter apparently had a very short leash when it came to starting pitcher David Peterson facing Mookie Betts. During the fourth inning of Saturday’s game between the Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, Betts came to the …
Early season struggles are magnified in Major League Baseball, as numbers are more prone to fluctuating and looking ugly. Mookie Betts is a clear case of that, but the Los Angeles Dodgers star is taking it in stride. Going into Friday’s game …
Mookie Betts is in the middle of an MLB lockout, but that’s not stopping him from accomplishing impressive feats. The Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder bowled yet another perfect game. Video showed him with a strike in every frame and needed one …
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants breathed more life into their rivalry this year by battling it out in a thrilling five-game NLDS, but the two teams have a long way to go before they can call themselves baseball’s biggest …
Mookie Betts homered on the Mookie Betts bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium, and he did it with a special audience. Betts’ mother was sitting in the front row behind home plate for the Dodgers’ game against the Atlanta Braves in Los …
The Los Angeles Dodgers limped away to end their 4-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, and home plate umpire Jim Wolf did not help them out on at least one pitch call. Mookie Betts singled to lead off the bottom of the ninth, putting the …
Mookie Betts was humorously tagged in the groin on an accidental play on Saturday night. Max Muncy was batting in the top of the fourth inning with runners on the corners and one out in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ game against the Angels. Muncy …
