The Los Angeles Dodgers’ right-handed fielder, Mookie Betts, hit three home runs within the first five innings on Thursday night, giving him a record-breaking six three-homer games in his career. The only other players with six games of three homers through the entire baseball history are Sammy Sosa and Johnny …
Read More »Mookie Betts, who once said he would always play the anthem, kneels before the Dodgers’ first game.
LOS ANGELES – Dave Roberts and Mookie Betts were raised by parents who served in the military. A few years ago, after Colin Kaepernick knelt down to peacefully protest social injustice and police brutality towards people of color in this country, Roberts and Betts spoke out against failing to uphold …
Read More »Mookie Betts’ deal with Dodgers to pay him until 2044
Mookie Betts won’t receive all of his money from his $ 365 million, 12-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers until he nears his 52nd birthday in 2044, according to contract details obtained by The Associated Press. He has a $ 65 million signing bonus that is guaranteed against work …
Read More »Why is Mookie Betts’ monstrous contract a win for other MLB stars?
8:00 am ET Jeff passanESPN Near ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The baseball mega-offer, presumably a thing of the past since the arrival of the coronavirus, was resurrected on Wednesday. As with any proper resuscitation, there were double …
Read More »Mookie Betts: how the Dodgers got the right fielder over the next 13 seasons
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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