Mookie Betts has a playoff soundtrack infused with ‘the relaxing vibe of the beach’
The announcement could not have been more unfortunately timed. On the morning after the Dodgers had been swept by the Angels and fallen out of…
Dodgers Dugout: Why it’s time to move Mookie Betts down in the order
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. My third grandchild, Paisley, was born this week. Things like that…
Mookie Betts sounds depressed, but he isn’t giving up at the plate
Mookie Betts offered a new perspective Tuesday afternoon on his season-long slump, which is that it wasn’t a season-long slump.In his view, it actually extended…
Dodgers Dugout: Mookie Betts, Ryan Ward and some random thoughts
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. It’s time for some random thoughts about the Dodgers. Newsletter Are…
How Dodgers are trying to unravel the mystery of Mookie Betts’ slump
The day off was unanticipated.The change to the lineup was even more of a surprise.In what has become a season-long struggle by Mookie Betts and…
Dave Roberts gives Mookie Betts a day off as his slump continues
It took just one game coming out of the All-Star break for Dave Roberts to know Mookie Betts still wasn’t right.A week ago, Roberts was…
Dodgers Dugout: Should the Dodgers be worried about Mookie Betts?
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. It has been so hot the last couple of days, my…
Why Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman have struggled at the plate
DENVER — As the Dodgers completed a sweep of the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, it was two of their cornerstone hitters who helped lead the way.In what…
Dodgers injury update: Mookie Betts nears return, Tyler Glasnow stalls
The Dodgers’ lineup should be back at full strength soon.When they’ll be able to say the same about their pitching staff is anyone’s guess.First, the…
Dodgers’ Mookie Betts fractures his toe, won’t start vs. Yankees
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will not start in any of this weekend’s games against the New York Yankees after sustaining a fractured toe this week,…
Why the Dodgers don’t plan to move Mookie Betts away from shortstop
Before the start of the season, Dodgers first base and infield coach Chris Woodward pulled Mookie Betts aside one day, and had him envision the…
Mookie Betts makes A’s pay for intentionally walking Shohei Ohtani
Mookie Betts understands the strategy.That doesn’t mean the implication doesn’t bother him.Five times since Betts and Shohei Ohtani flipped spots in the Dodgers’ lineup late…
Watch Mookie Betts’ toddler son run away with first-pitch baseball
Now pitching for the Dodgers, Kaj Betts!Wait, strike that ...Now running away with the baseball, Kaj Betts!The 2-year-old son of Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts threw…
Mookie Betts overcame illness early in the season. How it impacted his swing
MIAMI — Two days, maybe three.When Mookie Betts first came down with a stomach bug the week the Dodgers were scheduled to leave for their season-opening trip…
Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson celebration is hollow after Trump visit
Five years ago, America was listening.That was the year in which George Floyd and Breonna Taylor were killed by police officers.That was also the year…
Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani lift Dodgers to win over Rockies
The Dodgers finally solved their recent offensive woes on Monday.And the answer, it turned out, wasn’t much of a mystery.Sure, manager Dave Roberts noted in…
Mookie Betts will join teammates for Dodgers’ White House visit
PHILADELPHIA — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts announced Friday he will accompany the team on its visit to the White House next week, when President Trump will recognize…
Dodgers do not boast the highest payroll in MLB. One team spends more
The Dodgers gladly — perhaps even gleefully — defer to the New York Mets. In large part because of heavily deferred contracts to Shohei Ohtani…
Lauren Betts and UCLA look to tap talent to avenge loss to LSU
SPOKANE, Wash. — Cori Close pulls up the year-old film for clues. The UCLA coach searches clips of UCLA’s Sweet 16 loss to Louisiana State last year…
Mookie Betts hits walk-off homer in Dodgers’ win over Detroit
Five months removed from one storybook ending, the Dodgers are already penning another Hollywood-worthy script.It started last week in Japan, when the defending World Series…