Mookie Betts, shortstop

Why Mookie Betts decided to return to shortstop in 2025
After an interrupted attempt last year, Mookie Betts is again the Dodgers' starting shortstop -- and this time he has a plan.
'Two grades better already.' Why Mookie Betts' shortstop switch should be smoother now
Whereas last year was a crash course for Mookie Betts, the 32-year-old benefitted from a more curated plan this winter as he went through his paces at shortstop.
Wednesday's MLB: Why Mookie Betts' shortstop switch should be smoother this time
Troy Tulowitzki never knew Mookie Betts particularly well during their time together in Major League Baseball.
Mookie Betts ready to ‘prove everybody wrong’ on playing shortstop for Dodgers
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.
Mookie Betts back at SS, after a full offseason to prepare
More on Betts’ preparation to play shortstop for the Dodgers, this time with more than two weeks notice at the position
Mookie Betts readying for move back to shortstop
Dodgers star Mookie Betts had a tough time transitioning to shortstop filling in for Gavin Lux last season. Now in Spring Training, Betts is putting in the work to make the move back to short.
Mookie Betts trade: Five years after franchise-altering swap, how the Red Sox got there and what happened next
Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Arizona today, and thus will begin Mookie Betts' sixth ...
Dodgers star Mookie Betts called on shortstop who retired with Yankees for offseason training
Dodgers slugger Mookie Betts outsourced some extra help in his training this offseason. In preparation to play shortstop full ...
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Mookie embracing 'unfinished business' at shortstop
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Dodgers open Cactus League with loss; Bobby Miller exits after comebacker to head
Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 27 pitches and Bobby Miller takes a comebacker off his head and is placed into concussion protocol ...
Dodgers' Mookie Betts goes full Allen Iverson on Roki Sasaki's live BP: 'It's practice'
Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts deflected questions related to how Roki Sasaki looked in live batting practice.
Prank show ‘Foul Play with Anthony Davis’ debuts with Mookie Betts, Cameron Brink, others
The Mavericks’ new star has a knack for pranking, and showed that in his half-hour special ‘Foul Play with Anthony Davis.’ ...
Shohei Ohtani Gets Some Big News From Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani got some big news on Thursday as manager Dave Roberts announced that he would stay in the leadoff spot for the 2025 seaso ...
Dave Roberts reveals first 4 players in Dodgers' everyday lineup
Dave Roberts revealed the first four batters in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup for the upcoming 2025 MLB season.
Dodgers open with best preseason win total since at least 1990
At +250, the Dodgers have the best title odds before Opening Day since the early 2000s Yankees, when they were +200 at BetMGM ...
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Most indispensable players: 10 stars whose teams need them the most
Last season, Mookie Betts played only 116 games. Ronald Acuña Jr. played only 49. And you know what? The Dodgers and Braves ...