Dodgers Make Unexpected Mookie Betts Decision After One Missed Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Shortstop Mookie Betts is in his sixth season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, having spent the first six years of his career with the Boston Red Sox before being traded to Los Angeles in 2020.

Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts entered Monday sporting a .240 batting average (ranking 120th out of 158 qualified MLB hitters) and a .684 OPS (132nd). Can he turn it around?

Betts, an eight-time All-Star who has won three World Series, was left off the NL All-Star team this year as he's struggling through his worst season as a professional. Betts started the season dealing with a mystery illness and then fractured a toe going to the bathroom.

Mookie Betts gets a great matchup vs. Chris Paddack today, and our home run predictions for Wednesday, July 23, 2025 see the Dodgers star going deep.

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analyst Jake Mintz and senior MLB analyst Jordan Shusterman discuss Mookie Betts’ recent struggles and bigger concerns for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ offense. Hear the full conversation on the “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts,

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw expressed their feelings about the Dodgers' rough stretch over the past few weeks.

The struggling shortstop has a long history batting leadoff, which he will do against left-handed pitchers, and Ohtani will be at the top against right-handers in the short term.

Betts didn't play Saturday and the Dodgers hope putting him at the top of the order will help the struggling shortstop get back on track.

Betts is having the worst offensive season of his career. Manager Dave Roberts said he’ll likely return Sunday, but his status will be evaluated “day-to-day” as he works to turn things

The cameo is another step in the public evolution of a player who rarely stepped outside the baseball spotlight during six seasons with the Boston Red Sox.

It also marked the second time in a month Roberts has sat a healthy Betts, hoping a day’s respite from playing would recalibrate things. He sat in the Dodgers’ win over the Chicago White Sox on July 1, with the team hoping to give him a mental breather.