Mookie Betts Articles - Page 14

MLB’s trouble in the marketing department over the past decade or two is no secret. The league was once the class of the USA sports world, but NBA and NFL have overtaken MLB in popularity. The main difference is marketability. The NFL and NBA have not only produced elite athletes, they have developed celebrity personas […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were dealt a brutal blow after star outfielder Mookie Betts was diagnosed with a fractured rib and placed on the 10-day IL. Losing Betts hurts, but there is actually a silver lining to the injury. According to Matthew Moreno, manager Dave Roberts revealed Betts is only dealing with a fracture in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are slumping hard. They have only four wins in their last 13 games and are coming off of a sweep at the hands of the San Francisco Giants. The team once destined to make the World Series with ease is looking very mortal. Los Angeles’ offense has been awful in their […]

Mookie Betts is enjoying a stellar season in Los Angeles with the Dodgers. Now in his third season with LA, the former Red Sox star opened up on the trade from Boston via an interview with WEEI.com. In the interview, Betts wanted to make clear that the trade was not a result of him not […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are good and they know it. LA recently introduced a new celebration following wins to liven the energy in the clubhouse. Dodgers reporter Fabian Ardaya broke down the Dodgers new celebration which Cody Bellinger referred to as “Club Dub.” Dodgers clubhouse has introduced something new over their last couple wins. Smoke […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers enjoyed a tremendous season in 2021. They finished with the second best record in MLB despite Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger both struggling. One can only imagine how good they may have been had both players been at peak form.  Well, in 2022 we don’t have to imagine anymore in regards […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a successful start to their 2022 season. The additions to their roster (such as Freddie Freeman) have all helped greatly in their quest for another World Series title. However, one of their star’s bats have failed to generate anything in their last few games. Mookie Betts hasn’t looked like […]

The LA Dodgers are off to a hot start in 2022, playing the part of World Series contender to perfection while winning 9 of their first 12 games. Things are going well for Dave Roberts’ squad, and they’ve jumped out to an early lead in the NL West. It’s only been a couple of weeks […]

The Boston Red Sox have been a very successful franchise in the 2000s. Since enduring an 86-year World Series drought, which the team ended with their championship win in 2004, Boston has secured three more World Series titles, thanks to a knack for developing young talents. One such talent, Mookie Betts, authored an incredible MVP […]

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard noticed a wild quote circulating online, attributed to none other than himself. The fake comments suggested Syndergaard took some totally unnecessary shots at Mookie Betts and the Dodgers, while comparing Shohei Ohtani to Babe Ruth. Syndergaard took to Twitter to clear the air over the fake quotes and […]

After yet another productive offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers will be hungry to chase a World Series title in 2022. With Freddie Freeman joining an already scary lineup consisting of Mookie Betts, Justin Turner, and Trea Turner, among others, this team is going to be a force in the National League. Although Betts is one […]

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts garnered plenty of attention a few days ago when he made a prediction that his team “will win” the 2022 World Series if his starting rotation can stay healthy this season. Within the team, there is a slightly different tone being conveyed. After the Dodgers signed longtime Atlanta Braves first […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be disappointed not to have won the World Series in 2021, having been defeated by the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. Despite their massive trade deadline acquisitions of Max Scherzer and Trea Turner, the Dodgers were unable to even clinch a World Series berth. Well, despite losing some talent in […]

Surely, many of us have been in denial over the state of CBA negotiations between the Major League Baseball Players’ Association and the team owners. It’s always darkest before the dawn, as they say, but as discussions continue to move at a glacial, adversarial pace, it seems increasingly possible that baseball won’t be starting on […]

The city of Los Angeles crowned another champion on Sunday night when the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James made a strong statement when he called for a joint championship parade between the Rams, Lakers, who won an NBA title two years ago, and […]

Just days after pulling off a clutch run in the ninth, the Los Angeles Dodgers were now victims of the same late-inning misfortune that they had previously benefitted from. After yet another late-inning base hit from Cody Bellinger, the Dodgers were set to have a runner in scoring position and Mookie Betts coming to the […]

LeBron James has reached another historic milestone – but this time it’s for something off the court. The Los Angeles Lakers star has now eclipsed the 100 million follower mark on Instagram, the first athlete from the major American sports to do so. The number is even more staggering when comparing it to other social […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook has already achieved a childhood dream in his hometown even before suiting up for the Purple and Gold. Westbrook threw the first pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday and he was absolutely ecstatic about his latest memorable moment. He posed for dozens of pictures with family members, […]

With a giant three-game set coming up against division rival San Francisco Giants, it seems that the Los Angeles Dodgers will be without their All-Star right fielder Mookie Betts who has been placed on the IL, according to Bill Shaikin.  Dodgers put Mookie Betts on IL. He's out for Giants series. — Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) […]

The worlds of sports, music and gaming collided on Thursday with the release of the latest trailer for Call of Duty: Warzone, which also teases a different version of the Verdansk map. With the game set to take players to a 1980s version of the Verdansk map to match the plot of Call of Duty: […]

The Major League Baseball Players Association, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker, and the Los Angeles Dodgers organization were among those in the baseball community to join with the broader sports world in issuing their reaction to the “guilty” verdict rendered in the murder trial of George Floyd. While Major League Baseball and its players have […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and star outfielder Mookie Betts can breathe a sigh of relief Tuesday afternoon after X-Rays on Betts’ forearm came back negative, according to a report by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. The team had anxiously been awaiting the results of the scan following the former MVP enduring a brutal hit off a […]

Baseball season has finally arrived. After an unordinary and shortened season in 2020 due to Covid-19, the MLB will return to a more familiar form (fingers crossed) in 2021. With the 2021 MLB Opening Day here, let’s take a look at some of the odds, including the World Series odds favorites. It should come as […]

One thing winning the World Series will do for you: Dodger Blue is now the top color of choice for baseball fans. At least, in terms of jersey sales. L.A.’s star duo of past MVP-winners, Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger — who helped propel the Los Angeles Dodgers to their first championship since 1988 last […]

Former MVP and Atlanta Braves star Chipper Jones congratulated current Braves mainstay Freddie Freeman on being named the most valuable player in the National League for the 2020 MLB season. Congrats to the National League MVP….my man @FreddieFreeman5 . Never a doubt. Knew u could do it….just a matter of time! Now go do it […]

Winners of the MLB Gold Glove Award for the 2020 season were unveiled on Tuesday with multiple big names taking home the coveted hardware for the best fielders in baseball. This year’s crop of winners is filled with first-time honorees, though it featured some notable familiar names as well. Headlining the pack is Mookie Betts, […]

Vanessa Bryant congratulated Mookie Betts after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win the 2020 World Series on Tuesday night. Betts was a business partner and friend of Vanessa’s late husband, who worked with Kobe to promote BODYARMOR sports drink. Vanessa Bryant congratulates Kobe’s BODYARMOR business partner, Mookie Betts, on the […]

There’s no denying that Magic Johnson is a Los Angeles lifer, unabashedly rooting for all the sports teams from Tinsletown. So his happiness level must be off the charts now with both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Dodgers each having won a title. In fact, the outspoken NBA legend is filled with […]

If there’s one guy from the Los Angeles Dodgers who really deserves to celebrate their MLB World Series triumph, it’s Mookie Betts. The star right fielder, who’s only in his first year with the Dodgers, was the hero of the title-clinching Game 6 on Tuesday night as he scored the final two winning runs. With […]

Despite the Tampa Bay Rays’ infield being in and Los Angeles Dodgers star Corey Seager hitting a ground ball, the Rays still couldn’t get Mookie Betts out at home plate due to his elite speed. The Dodgers took a 2-1 lead over the Rays in the bottom of the sixth inning in Game 6 of […]

During an interview with former teammate David Ortiz for Fox Sports, Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts admitted that he thought he was going to spend his entire MLB career with the Boston Red Sox. Betts played the first six years of his career with the Red Sox, winning the 2018 AL MVP and […]

The surging Los Angeles Dodgers and superstar outfielder Mookie Betts already hold a one-game lead in the 2020 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. With the Dodgers dismantling the American League champions in Game 1 on Tuesday evening, Betts quickly stole the show en route to quite literally doing it all for Los Angeles. […]

World Series champion Mookie Betts signed a massive 12-year, $365 million extension with the Los Angeles Dodgers in July, leaving the Boston Red Sox. As a result, the savvy outfielder is now in position to be one of the wealthiest players in Major League Baseball for years to come. It’s why we’re looking at Mookie […]

Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts went off in Game 1 of the 2020 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, so much so he got a shout-out from Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James. Betts became the first player ever to homer, steal two bases and score two runs in a World […]

Atlanta Braves slugger Freddie Freeman thought he was about to get a home run in the fifth inning of Game 7. But once again, LA Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts crucial defensive stop, leaping up the fence to snag the home run away. Peep Betts’ stellar defensive play below. As seen in the scorebox, the […]

Imagine still getting paid by your team — 14 years from now. That’s the luxury baseball star Mookie Betts can enjoy in the next chapter of his career. The 2018 American League MVP has just signed one of the sport’s richest contracts last Wednesday, July 22, with the Los Angeles Dodgers.   The well-acclaimed right-fielder was […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are nearing a potential 13-year, $380 million investment in right fielder Mookie Betts, who could receive the long-term extension soon, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal, which could be agreed upon as soon as Wednesday, had been initially reported at upwards of $350 million, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network. […]

Los Angeles sports franchises have made some blockbuster trades this season. After the Los Angeles Rams acquired superstar cornerback Jalen Ramsey from the Jacksonville Jaguars back in October, the Los Angeles Dodgers decided they were next up. This week, the Boston Red Sox sent 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts to the Dodgers in exchange for […]

After months of speculation, the Boston Red Sox finally parted ways with former American League MVP right fielder Mookie Betts on Tuesday night. The Red Sox will send Betts and veteran left-hander David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-team deal that also involves the Minnesota Twins. Former Dodgers outfielder Alex Verdugo will […]