To get Mookie Betts in a Dodgers uniform, Los Angeles had to make sacrifices. One of those sacrifices was young star, Alex Verdugo. The child thrives in Boston, but he is also tired of being compared to Mookie Betts.
Talk to media after an enormous performance, Alex Verdugo was sincere in his thoughts about Mookie Betts. He kept it simple, noting that Mookie is with the Dodgers and he is now with Boston. Verdugo reiterated that he and Mookie were part of the same trade, but that should not hold him to a certain standard.
I don ‘t think of Mookie. I think he’s a great player, he did a lot for Boston, he’s going to do a lot for the Dodgers. I remember thinking I was here, and what I would do, and what I would bring to this team. It’s not a similar thing, I do not like to compare, I do not like it when people pick it up. But apparently the nature of the trade, it will happen, people will say it … I do not like to fill shoes or anything like that.
The Dodgers landed Mookie Betts back in February in a blockbuster deal that broke hearts in Boston. Fans were incredibly sad to see her star, and that pain only grew when he signed a 12-year extension to stay in Los Angeles. But for Alex Verdugo, he wants fans to recognize him as being him. Not to be the man the Red Sox Mookie sent out for.
It’s one of those things I find strange that so many media and fans want to bring it up to everyone as if it’s such a big deal. For me, I do not think so. Like I said, he’s not here. I will not replace him. Like yes, I was part of the trade … I don ‘t think about it.
The Dodgers sent Verdugo, Jeter Downs, and Connor Wong to Boston to fetch Mookie Betts and David Price. Take it from me Boston fans, appreciate the young talent you have for you. Alex Verdugo will bring you great moments for a long time.
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