Tag: Mookie Betts

Jalen Ramsey welcomes Mookie Betts to L.A. after blockbuster trade

The Dodgers agreed to acquire Mookie Betts from the Red Sox and Jalen Ramsey is pumped.

The Los Angeles sports scene added yet another star on Tuesday night with the Dodgers agreeing to acquire Mookie Betts in a blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox. Just in the last year, Los Angeles has added Jalen Ramsey, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Anthony Davis – and now Betts.

Ramsey, one of the newest arrivals in Hollywood, welcomed Betts to the city on Twitter after the trade was reported, but admitted he won’t be able to show him much since he just got there, too.

The Dodgers already looked like one of the favorites to win the World Series this season, but those odds just got even better with the arrival of Betts. They have the second-best odds to win it all at (+350), only behind the New York Yankees (+300).

Not long ago, the Rams were the talk of the town after making the Super Bowl, but since then, the Lakers, Clippers and now Dodgers have garnered the attention as of late.

How Mookie Betts pursuit for $400 million got him to the Dodgers

What I’m Hearing: The Dodgers pulled off the blockbuster trade to get Mookie Betts from the Red Sox. As Bob Nightengale details, Betts ambitions for a $400 million contract led to his departure in Boston.

What I’m Hearing: The Dodgers pulled off the blockbuster trade to get Mookie Betts from the Red Sox. As Bob Nightengale details, Betts ambitions for a $400 million contract led to his departure in Boston.

Twitter crushed the Red Sox for trading Mookie Betts to the Dodgers in blockbuster deal

The Red Sox traded away their best player on Tuesday night.

The Boston Red Sox, who currently don’t even have a manager, put the finishing touches on a dreadful offseason Tuesday night when they agreed on a trade that will send Mookie Betts and David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

This deal instantly makes the Dodgers one of the favorites to win the World Series while it makes the Red Sox the favorites to be looking up to the Yankees in the AL East for years to come.

Betts was the AL MVP in 2018, a year in which he helped lead Boston to a World Series win over the Dodgers.

USA Today’s Bob Nightengale has more details on the deal:

The Dodgers, Red Sox and Minnesota Twins have agreed on a three-team trade that will send outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to Los Angeles, according to an official with direct knowledge of the discussions.

The official spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet finalized.

Boston’s return package will include outfielder Alex Verdugo from Los Angeles as well as pitching prospect Brusdal Graterol from the Twins. Minnesota will get right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda from the Dodgers.

Twitter and Red Sox fans crushed the Red Sox:

Report: Red Sox extend Mookie Betts with record-breaking one-year deal

Mookie Betts is getting a record-breaking deal at the arbitration deadline, according to ESPN.

Mookie Betts is getting a record-breaking deal at the arbitration deadline, according to ESPN.

Jeff Passan tweeted the news Friday, reporting that the 27-year-old gets a $27 million contract from the Boston Red Sox, with that he, of course, avoids arbitration.

The one-year deal is the largest deal ever agreed to by a player in an arbitration-eligible season. Betts breaks the previous record of $26 million.

The 2018 American League MVP is a four-time all-star and finished eighth in MVP voting this season. He hit .295/.391/.524 with 29 homers and 16 stolen bases in 150 games in 2019.

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