Twenty-one months ago, Mookie Betts shot out into the garden at Dodger Stadium, with a smile as broad as Chavez Ravine’s. He had just won the World Series. He threw himself into the arms of his Red Sox teammates. Across the field, the Dodgers entered their clubhouse to mourn a …
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Gregory Bull / Associated Press When the Los Angeles Dodgers traded for Mookie Betts in February, they were only guaranteed to have the 2018 American League MVP for one year. Do it 13. On Wednesday, WEEI’s Lou Merloni was the first to mock that the Dodgers and Betts were nearing …
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For a time, it seemed like Mookie Betts would never play with the Dodgers. Now, it looks like he will spend the rest of his career in blue. Betts and the Dodgers were closing in on a mega deal that is expected to be for at least 10 years. A …
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11:52 am ET Jeff passanESPN Near ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Star outfielder Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers are finalizing a massive long-term contract extension that would prevent the former American League MVP from reaching free …
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PHOENIX (AP) – Major League Baseball has not always been at the forefront of the social justice movement in recent years, with leagues like the NBA and NFL generally at the center. But in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, and due to the quirks of a coronavirus-altered …
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