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Shohei Ohtani is probably the best player in MLB, but most of his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates believe he isn’t even the best athlete in the clubhouse. That title, they believe, is reserved for Mookie Betts. While Ohtani’s two-way brilliance and historic feat of 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases last season makes him […]

The Chicago Cubs sneakily boast one of the more balanced rosters in the National League. The Detroit Tigers are coming off a supernatural-like second-half to the 2024 MLB season, have a reigning American League pitching Triple Crown winner and are brimming with promise. And the Atlanta Braves are a consistent force who happen to have […]

It looked like reigning National League Cy Young winner Chris Sale could be the one to issue the dominant Los Angeles Dodgers their first blemish of the 2025 season, but clutch heroics and a surplus of talent allowed the 2024 World Series champions to stay perfect and beat the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, 3-1. A […]

Baseball is in the air and with MLB Opening Day behind us, fans are fully into the swing of the new 2025 season. The Los Angeles Dodgers rung in their new campaign by raising a banner at Dodger Stadium as they took on the Detroit Tigers for their Opening Day matchup. They walked away with […]

In the Dodgers’ fourth game of the season, their second since returning from Japan, Mookie Betts was the big hero of Blue Heaven. That’s right, after missing both games against the Chicago Cubs in Japan, losing 25 pounds due to a stomach illness that ruined his trip, Betts took the field at his new position, […]

As the Los Angeles Dodgers face the Detroit Tigers to close out the series on Saturday night, the team is coming off a special game on Friday due to the walk-off win. It would be Dodgers star Mookie Betts who walked it off for the team bringing them to a 4-0 start to the season […]

While people are theorizing on who the Los Angeles Dodgers’ biggest threat is, the team keeps on winning baseball games as they’re now 4-0 off a spectacular moment of star Mookie Betts walking it off on Friday against the Detroit Tigers. As the Dodgers are trying to repeat as champions, their season has started with […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers dominated the offseason, aggressively adding impact players to a team that won the World Series in 2024. While many MLB observers believe LA will repeat as champions this season, the team may have one weakness. A mystery stomach illness sidelined Mookie Betts for the Dodgers’ season opening series in Tokyo. Now […]

Though the 2025 MLB season hasn’t technically started for 93 percent of the league, few players have had a rougher go of things than Mookie Betts. One of the most heralded players in the MLB right now, Betts’ Los Angeles Dodgers are 2-0 after a successful series against the Chicago Cubs in Japan but he […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers kicked off the 2025 MLB season in Japan, where the team dominated the Chicago Cubs in the two-game Tokyo Series. But the Dodgers were forced to start their season without Mookie Betts. The star shortstop was scratched from the series due to a mysterious illness. Nearly a week later Betts is […]

Hello everyone, welcome to the first edition of Mistretta’s MLB Musings. In my weekly column (published every Monday), we will be discussing news, analysis, opinions and more from around the MLB world. Today, let’s take a deep dive into Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes’ chances of earning his first Cy Young award in 2025. […]

Days before the Los Angeles Dodgers’ home opener, Mookie Betts’ illness has turned into a troubling mystery, and his recent weight loss is raising red flags. Speaking to reporters after being scratched from Sunday night’s Freeway Series game against the Angels, Betts revealed he’s down to 157 pounds — nearly 20 pounds lighter than his […]

The eagerly-anticipated Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will take place without a major star. Mookie Betts has been ruled out for the March 18-19 regular season games due to an illness. It is unclear what the three-time World Series champion is experiencing exactly, but his body has apparently undergone a […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers Tokyo Series opener won’t have Mookie Betts. Fans hoping to watch the perennial All-Star won’t get that luxury. Betts is ruled out against the Chicago Cubs. Manager Dave Roberts confirmed to reporters Sunday that Betts is dealing with an illness. Betts made the overseas trip to Tokyo and took part in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing to play the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Series, but will Mookie Betts be available? The Tokyo Series officially begins the 2025 MLB season with LA and Chicago set to play, but Betts’ status is in question because he has been “feeling under the weather,” Fabian Ardaya of The […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have no shortage of star power on their roster as they look to repeat as World Series champions. Two of their stars, outfielder Mookie Betts and pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, were listed among the dream teammates in the MLB coming in at T-1. Betts’ character is one of the main things […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers bring a concoction of perennial MLB All-Stars and ascending prospects ahead of 2025. Dalton Rushing represents the latter, as he’s attempting to hit the big leagues this year with the defending champs. Plus join the likes of Will Smith, Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and company in repeating as World Series winners. […]

As loaded financially the Los Angeles Dodgers are, even they have money situations to address. Notably $1 billion in deferred payments with Teoscar Hernandez and Shohei Ohtani among the names mentioned. The 2024 World Series champions owe $1.051 billion in deferred pay to at least eight different players, according to the Associated Press Wednesday. These […]

Spring training is underway and the 2025 MLB season is quickly approaching. The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again expected to be one of the league’s top teams and they boast a crop of newly-acquired talent. Star shortstop Mookie Betts is extra excited about Roki Sasaki, a pitcher who the Dodgers signed out of Nippon […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have impossibly high expectations. After a historic postseason and another high-spending offseason, it is World Series or bust for Los Angeles. The move that started this spending spree was a trade for Red Sox superstar Mookie Betts. Two World Series titles later, the future Hall of Famer is starting the season […]

Mookie Betts delivered the go-ahead run in Game 5 of the 2024 World Series, helping secure the title for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a gentleman’s sweep of the New York Yankees. There’s never been any doubt regarding the talents of the 11-year veteran. But now Betts will embark on his most challenging endeavor to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers feature a super-team. So which players will be at the top of the starting lineup? On Thursday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed the first four players in LA’s everyday lineup, via Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman were all expected, of course. They are three […]

All-star outfielder Mookie Betts has made a career out of defying expectations, and as he transitions to shortstop full-time for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025, he’s embracing the challenge with the same determination that has made him one of the best all-around players in the game. “I’m really excited to prove everybody wrong. All […]

After winning the 2024 World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers went on a spending spree that angered some baseball fans. But the Dodgers faithful are enjoying every minute of their team’s utter domination of the offseason. Now, MLB.com has put Los Angeles’ 2025 super roster in perspective, releasing its list of the Top 100 Players […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series last year, dominating the New York Yankees in the Fall Classic. While it was a fantastic run after a historic offseason, they did not stop there. Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, and Tanner Scott joined the team as big free-agent acquisitions. This historic spending spree started with a […]

In Game 4 of the 2024 World Series, a New York Yankees fan rose to infamy after grabbing Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts’ glove as he attempted to make a catch. That fan, Austin Capobianco, has lived with a dark cloud over his head since the incident. Since Capobianco was outed as the person […]

Mookie Betts’ net worth in 2025 is $70 million. Betts is one of the most well-accomplished all-around players in major league baseball today for the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Betts is a three-time World Series champion, eight-time All-Star, and was the 2018 American League MVP. He is also the first MLB player in history […]

Now teammates on the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts are apart of arguably the scariest lineup in MLB. But before they were winning the World Series together, Betts and Ohtani were enemies on the diamond. In the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Team USA and Team Japan met in the championship game. Japan […]

Major League Baseball has indefinitely banned two New York Yankees fans, Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen, from all MLB stadiums following their actions during Game 4 of the 2024 World Series. The incident involved Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts and occurred at Yankee Stadium, where the fans grabbed Betts’ wrist and attempted to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are approaching the 2025 season with an intriguing strategy that hinges on superstar Mookie Betts’s full-time transition to shortstop. Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes confirmed this shift during the Winter Meetings, adding another dimension to their offseason roster construction. As Betts prepares for a pivotal move, the Dodgers are actively seeking […]

The tense exchange between Mookie Betts and a group of overzealous New York Yankees fans during Game 4 of the World Series had the potential to escalate even further. The Los Angeles Dodgers star recently shared that he had briefly considered responding to the fan interference with force. Mookie Betts, reflecting on an encounter with […]

As the Los Angeles Dodgers prepare their World Series defense, the team has already committed to Mookie Betts playing shortstop. The former MVP is still fresh in his move to short, but the Dodgers remain confident in Betts’ ability to thrive. All of Betts’ time at shortstop in the major leagues has come over the […]

Last year, Shohei Ohtani blew the world of baseball away when he signed a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was a contract nearly double as big as the next largest contract in MLB history, and a lot of fans thought it wouldn’t be surpassed for years. That didn’t end up […]

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts isn’t just a three-time World Series champion; he’s low-key a YouTube personality. With over 114,000 subscribers, he shares vlogs from his daily life, not just baseball. His YouTube channel includes golfing, bowling for charity, eating soul food and, most recently, a video compilation of Betts celebrating the Dodgers’ World Series win. The video […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers secured the World Series title in the same year they made significant offseason acquisitions, such as signing Shohei Ohtani and several other key players. Mookie Betts is optimistic that the team will remain a dominant force in MLB throughout the decade, and possibly even longer. Mookie Betts saying that the Dodgers […]

With the celebrations still ongoing, the Los Angeles Dodgers have started preparing for the 2024 offseason, facing several important decisions. One choice already seems clear: where Mookie Betts will play next season. Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes shared, via Joel Sherman of the New York Post, that the team plans to have Betts in the […]

Mookie Betts is getting used to winning World Series championships. He drove in the winning run in the Dodgers clinching Game 5 victory at Yankee Stadium, and that was the third championship that he has been a part of during his stellar 11-year career. Betts won his first title as a member of the Boston […]

Mookie Betts’ wife is Brianna Hammonds. The high school sweethearts have been together since their days at John Overton High School in Nashville, Tenn. Betts was the school’s baseball superstar, batting .548 with 24 stolen bases in his junior year. He signed a commitment letter to attend the University of Tennessee on a baseball scholarship. […]

It was a dominant showing from the Los Angeles Dodgers who became World Series champions after beating the New York Yankees in fives games to get their first title since 2020. With Dodgers star Freddie Freeman winning World Series MVP and the team celebrating the accomplishment, executive Andrew Friedman would sum up in few words […]