After two seasons battling injuries and inconsistency, Mookie Betts is playing at a superstar level for the Dodgers.
The rivalry isn’t big enough to prevent the Angels from sending Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers, who can offer more high-end prospects than anyone else.
During a trip to New York over the weekend, Betts had seven hits in 13 at-bats, blasting his 27th homer of the season Saturday and adding three RBIs in aAfter another hit in Monday’s series opener at Baltimore — making it 14 out of 15 games in which he has reached safely — Betts entered play Tuesday with a .972 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, trailing only the Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. in the National League.“I think he’s trying to win the MVP,” Roberts said.
Last year, Betts’ health was better, but his play remained inconsistent. He had two blistering months in May and August, when he hit 21 of his career-high 35 home runs. But when he arrived at spring training this year, he bemoaned the cold stretches that dogged him throughout the season, aiming to be a steadier presence in 2023.
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