Mookie Betts showed up to play shortstop for first time after sleeping in a hospital chair

What a way to jump right in at shortstop.

Is there anything Mookie Betts can’t do athletically?

He’s played right field. He’s played center field. He’s dabbled at second base. He’s bowled perfect 300 games.

And on Thursday night? He played shortstop for the first time in his MLB career after being drafted as one (he said he last played in the minors in 2011).

Here’s the kicker: He had been off from the Los Angeles Dodgers due to paternity leave and said he had been sleeping in a hospital chair after his son was born. He joined the team after the game had started, then casually made a double play against the Chicago Cubs:

Amazing.