Tag: Mookie Betts

Mookie Betts says playing the Dodgers will be every other MLB team’s World Series this season

Do you think the Dodgers are the team to beat in the MLB this season?

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts made a bold proclamation about how teams are going to approach playing L.A. this season.

At Saturday’s DodgerFest, Betts remarked in an interview that, when other teams play the Dodgers this season, it’ll be their version of playing in the World Series. It’s something he adds Los Angeles “signed up” to face this spring.

While Betts is alluding to the understandable fact that other teams are going to give this Dodgers superteam their best during every outing this year, it also highlights how Los Angeles views itself: as the clear team to beat this season.

Other teams might not like how Betts phrased this, as they probably want the actual World Series to be their World Series, not a regular season series with the Dodgers.

Sure, the Dodgers adding the best player in baseball with Shohei Ohtani certainly helped make Los Angeles the de-facto World Series favorite this upcoming season.

However, there are a lot of really good MLB teams waiting to prove Betts and the Dodgers wrong that they’re the biggest obstacle standing in the way of a World Series victory in 2024.

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1 Golden Globes photo of Mookie Betts reacting to Jo Koy’s monologue has MLB fans laughing

Mookie Betts looks completely MYSTIFIED that someone’s jokes could be THAT bad.

The Golden Globes might be over, but photos from the night are the gift that keeps on giving because Mookie Betts is the second Dodgers player to be spotted discreetly attending the star-studded event.

The Golden Globes are producing new Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez memes, celebrity-on-celebrity fangirl moments and even lip-reading analysis. Still, the most underrated gift from the whole event has been spotting Dodgers players just casually hanging out.

First, it was Freddie Freeman photobombing Taylor Swift. Now, some serious investigators have found his teammate Mookie Betts reacting to Jo Koy’s horrific opening monologue, and it’s absolutely glorious.

Right on cue, MLB fans came with the jokes, and they did not disappoint.

Feature image via CBS.

MLB fans can’t believe the Dodgers are on the brink of elimination vs. the surprising Diamondbacks

The Dodgers are on the brink.

Holy bad baseball, Batman. It’s ugly! Cover your eyes, Los Angeles Dodgers fans.

The Dodgers have a loaded roster filled with absolutely filthy baseball players. It’s hard not to like the talent they have: Clayton Kershaw, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, Will Smith, and the list goes on. (Seriously, this team is unfair!)

The team has won ten division titles in a row dating back to 2013 and won a World Series in 2020. However, the Dodgers often cannot get out of their way. Meltdowns and the Dodgers are nearly synonymous.

For example, after winning a franchise-record 111 games, they were eliminated in the 2022 National League Division Series (NLDS) by the San Diego Padres, a team they went 14-5 against during the regular season.

It’s deja vu, as the Arizona Diamondbacks have surprised the Dodgers (we tried to tell you) and the baseball world in the 2023 NLDS with a commanding 2-0 lead as the series heads back to Arizona.

Dodgers and MLB fans expect greatness, but they’re all getting sadness. Rightfully so, they are tweeting through it, even though the Dodgers could still come back.

I am sending thoughts and good vibes and highlighting reels of better days to fans everywhere.

The 20 top selling MLB jerseys in 2023

Which player topped the list of MLB jersey sales in 2023?

When the calendar flips to October, it means one thing for many sports fans: playoff baseball.

Major League Baseball’s postseason is in full swing. It’s once again time for history to be written on the diamond and showcase the game’s biggest stars shining their brightest.

At the end of every regular season, the MLB releases the top-selling jerseys from that season.

Unsurprisingly, the list contains plenty of playoff contenders, a multitude of MVP candidates and simply some of the best baseball players on the planet

Check out the full list below, and grab a jersey to support your favorite player as the remaining lucky few march on towards the 2023 World Series.

Ronald Acuña Jr. incredibly made MLB history with grand slam on same day as his wedding

Ronald Acuña Jr. had the best possible Thursday.

Atlanta Braves superstar outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. set the record straight on Thursday night as to who is really the National League MVP this season.

In a big rivalry game between the Braves and red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers with NL playoff ramifications, Acuña hammered a beautiful home run into the Dodgers stands with the bases loaded to give the Braves a 5-1 lead in the top of the second inning.

The homer helped Acuña make history as he became the first-ever MLB player to hit 30 home runs and steal 60 bases in a single season.

It also happened in Los Angeles, where fellow superstar Mookie Betts had been getting NL MVP consideration for his stellar 2023 season.

While Betts is a phenomenal player, Acuña’s historic 2023 season should probably tilt a very close NL MVP race in his favor when it’s all said and done.

What makes this historic night even more incredible is that Acuña literally got married earlier in the day to his longtime girlfriend Maria Laborde.

How often do you achieve so much in your life in one single day?

All we know is that we’ll take a National League Championship with the Braves and Dodgers duking it out for the third time in four years yesterday.

Also, plenty of congrats to Acuña on what’s surely one of the happiest days of his life.

Red Sox fans gave Mookie Betts a thrilling tribute in his return to Fenway Park

Well, this was an awesome moment for Mookie Betts and Red Sox fans.

Mookie Betts is one of the most electric players in the MLB, and it’s a continued bewilderment that he got traded by the Boston Red Sox in the prime of his career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder made his grand return to Fenway Park on Friday night, the first time he had played in Boston since being traded in 2020 to L.A. in one of the most scrutinized baseball trades of all time.

Of course, the move more than worked out for Betts as he won a World Series with Los Angeles later that year. The Red Sox, however, have struggled to replace one of the game’s best players.

Although, there are still plenty of warm feelings for Betts in Boston, and Red Sox fans gave him a hero’s welcome in his first trip back to Fenway.

I mean, how can you not get emotional about this? Betts’ clearly moved reaction to the tribute just cements this as one of the coolest moments of the MLB season so far.

Even if he’s a Dodger, there is still plenty of love for Betts in the city where his professional career started.

LeBron James and family had fun at Saturday’s Dodgers game

LeBron James and two of his kids had a fun outing on Saturday when they attended a Dodgers-Marlins game.

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Saturday was LeBron James bobblehead night for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they hosted the Miami Marlins. They played a doubleheader due to the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Hilary, and they won both contests to remain red-hot.

James was at Dodger Stadium for his own bobblehead night, and he was accompanied by his sons Bronny and Bryce. Bronny James, of course, went into cardiac arrest a few weeks ago and was briefly hospitalized, and his budding basketball career is thought to be in serious jeopardy. But he was still able to have some fun on Saturday along with his brother and father.

At one point, All-Star and former American League MVP Mookie Betts hit a home run, and he saluted LeBron James after touching home plate. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar then responded with a tip of his cap.

The Dodgers are firmly in first place in the National League West, and they have a 12-game lead over the second-place San Francisco Giants.

Mookie Betts shared the coolest story about a fan naming his daughter after the Dodgers star

What an adorable full name, too.

Mookie Betts is one of MLB’s best and most iconic players. So it would stand to reason he’d likely be more beloved by Los Angeles Dodgers fans than others. But even Betts — who is known for his great self-awareness — probably couldn’t have predicted what happened between himself and a fan during a recent game.

The Dodgers star took to Twitter Tuesday to reveal he made a friendly wager with a fan sitting behind home plate. If Betts were to hit a home run in that appearance, the fan would make his upcoming newborn daughter’s middle name “Mookie.” Betts, of course, mashed a dinger, but it was unclear if the fan would keep their word.

They did, and Betts thought it was the neatest thing to see “Franceska Mookie Mancuso” on a birth certificate over Twitter.

Here’s the post that Betts references, which serves as proof the fan kept their word:

What a delightful story, and kudos to Betts for leaning all the way into it with kindness.

Mookie Betts was understandably in disbelief when a blown call ended the Dodgers’ rally

A game ended on THIS.

Major League umpires are almost never perfect. But when the game is on the line, you never want to see a missed call.

That’s what made Saturday’s 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals so disappointing for the Dodgers.

After going down three runs in the eighth inning, the Dodgers chipped away at the lead to have Mookie Betts at the plate with two outs in the ninth and a runner on second down a run. Betts worked the count full against Giovanny Gallegos. And with Freddie Freeman on deck, the Dodgers had to like the possible lefty-righty matchup to tie or take the lead.

Now, hitters are often told to swing if it’s close, but Betts was right to take a 3-2 pitch off the plate. The problem: Paul Emmel saw it differently.

The pitch was a few inches off the plate, but the excellent frame from Willson Contreras — who is now allowed to play catcher again — made the difference.

Still, you’d expect Emmel to make the correct call there, especially since Emmel was having a solid night. Betts and the Dodgers dugout couldn’t believe *that* was how the game ended.

Fans had plenty of thoughts on the call too.

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Mookie Betts booked an Airbnb in Milwaukee because he didn’t want to stay at a haunted hotel

Better safe than sorry.

Over the course of a 162-game season, life on the road can be a bit of a grind for baseball players. But at least they get to see new cities and stay at some of the nicest hotels.

But there is one hotel in Milwaukee that Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts has no interest in staying in again.

According to a report from the Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett, Betts took the unusual step of booking an Airbnb in Milwaukee rather than staying with the rest of the team at the Pfister Hotel because the 130-year-old hotel is said to be haunted.

Betts claimed that he didn’t necessarily believe in ghosts, but he also didn’t want to be wrong and find out the hard way.

And to be fair to Betts, he has stayed at the hotel before. He added that he couldn’t sleep well there, so he opted for an alternative stay elsewhere.

In a way, it makes sense. If Betts can’t get a good night’s sleep there, then he should stay somewhere that won’t negatively impact his performance come game time.

Fans still had jokes about the haunted hotel because of course they did.