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Los Angeles Dodgers veteran Mookie Betts is staying at shortstop for now as Dave Roberts confirmed he's not quite ready to make that move.
After Dave Roberts had a meeting with Mookie Betts after the Dodgers loss to the Rockies, it doesn't sound like sweeping change is coming.
According to reports, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and shortstop Mookie Betts had a meeting alongside the president of baseball operations, Andrew F
Betts’ eighth-inning home run breaks a 4-4 tie and completes the sweep with a 5-4 victory over the Padres. It also extends a hot streak born of a different approach.
Mookie Betts hits a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sunday.
Betts’ expected stats are better than what he has actually produced, suggesting some unluckiness in the down year. His chase rate is up slightly from the norm, though still well above league average. His strikeout and whiff rates remain among the game’s best.
Mookie Betts is in unfamiliar territory this season as he navigates his worst offensive year. The Los Angeles Dodgers star is slashing .241/.311/.365 in 113 games thus far.
The Los Angeles Dodgers took a loss in painful fashion on Monday night, and manager Dave Roberts wasn't protecting Teoscar Hernández from criticism.