Tag: Mookie Betts

2026 MLB All-Star Game Voting Update: Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages Among Dodgers Leading Positions

The first 2026 MLB All-Star Game voting update includes Shohei Ohtani and three of his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates leading at their respective positions. Ohtani, who paced all National League players and ranked second overall in balloting last year, has…

Mookie Betts ‘Not Making Any Excuses’ For Error That Ended Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Perfect Game

Yoshinobu Yamamoto flirted with perfection in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 7-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, but ultimately fell short of making MLB history in part because of a Mookie Betts error. With two outs in the…

Mookie Betts Finding Difficulty Adapting To Decline In Natural Ability

It has been a rough 2026 season for Mookie Betts through 122 at-bats. The Los Angeles Dodgers' shortstop has not had a successful season at the plate as he tries to navigate through a change in his mechanics and approach,…

Mookie Betts And Dodgers Broadcaster Among Special Guests For Disney Jr. Show

Mookie Betts is looking to get his season on track after missing time with a right oblique strain, but his budding media career is adding another credit as he is set to star in Disney Jr.’s “Marvel’s Iron Man and…

2026 MLB All-Star Game Voting: Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts & More Dodgers On Ballot

The 2026 MLB All-Star Game ballot was unveiled to the public on Wednesday morning, and voting is now underway for the American League and National League rosters. MLB All-Star Game voting consists of two phases, with the first determining which…

Mookie Betts Attributes Success To ‘Work’ Instead Of Being Dropped In Dodgers Lineup

There was a shakeup in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup for Tuesday's game against the Colorado Rockies, with Mookie Betts dropped from hitting second to the cleanup spot. That coincided with Andy Pages ascending up the order to hit second.…

Mookie Betts ‘Not Confident’ With Mechanics, ‘Overthinking’ & ‘Anxious’

Mookie Betts had another rough game at the plate on Monday, going 0-for-3 with four routine fly balls in the Los Angeles Dodgers' comeback win over the Colorado Rockies. The 33-year-old is now hitting just .165/.230/.342 across 79 at-bats this…

Mookie Betts Doesn’t Want To Play As Long As LeBron James

Mookie Betts made headlines earlier this year when he revealed plans to retire once his Los Angeles Dodgers contract expires at the conclusion of the 2032 season. Betts, who attended Game 5 of a first-round matchup between the Los Angeles…

Mookie Betts Encouraged By Progress With Swing

Mookie Betts has struggled at the plate since returning from the 10-day injured list, but looked more like himself in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 15-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. Betts started things off by hitting a…

Mookie Betts Doesn’t Think Oblique Will Need To Be Monitored

Mookie Betts made his much-anticipated return to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup Monday against the San Francisco Giants after a two-game rehab stint with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Betts ultimately missed five weeks due to his right oblique strain, which was…

Mookie Betts Doesn’t Expect To Be ‘Hero’ For Dodgers

Mookie Betts was back in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup after missing five weeks due to a strained right oblique. His return came with the team mired in an offensive rut and just 5-5 in their last 10 games. Manager…

Dodgers Option Alex Freeland To Bring Back Mookie Betts

The Los Angeles Dodgers optioned Alex Freeland to Triple-A Oklahoma City in order to activate Mookie Betts off the 10-day injured list before the start of their four-game series with the San Francisco Giants, according to Jack Harris of the…