​Wednesday proved to be a landmark day for Mookie Betts, the superstar of the Los Angeles Dodgers. It marked his 794th appearance in a Dodgers uniform, matching the total he logged with the Boston Red Sox before his high-profile trade to Los Angeles in early 2020. Betts chose to celebrate in characteristic fashion: by contributing to a Dodgers victory. With the game knotted at 3-3 against the Colorado Rockies in the bottom of the eighth inning, he delivered a go-ahead single that propelled Los Angeles to a 4-3 win. Earlier in the contest, Betts added a walk and scored a run, helping the Dodgers clinch the decisive rubber game at Dodger Stadium.
Consistency in winning has been a defining feature of the 2018 AL MVP since leaving Boston. Since donning Dodgers blue, Betts has captured three World Series titles—two more than his total with the Red Sox. In contrast, the Red Sox have not reached the Fall Classic since trading Betts, a stretch that has coincided with a drop in the organization’s fortunes in his absence.
If you’re looking to weigh in, or you’re eager to join a thriving Dodgers community, you can share your thoughts in the comments alongside staff writers and fellow fans. As Dodgers manager Dave Roberts noted before Wednesday’s game, the wider baseball world tends to view Betts as a Dodger. That perspective is not merely sentiment; Betts has already achieved more in Los Angeles than he did in Boston, and many observers anticipate the gap continuing to widen as his career progresses. When the time comes for Cooperstown, it’s widely expected that Betts will be enshrined wearing a Dodgers hat on his plaque.
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