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SB Nation on MSNWalker Buehler gets his ring, Mookie Betts misses openerMookie Betts missed the Dodgers’ series opener against the Red Sox at Fenway Park as he was home in Nashville attending to a personal matter, manager Dave Roberts told reporters in Boston on Friday. Roberts first mentioned on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium that Betts would likely miss Friday’s game.
Mookie Betts' return trip to Boston was delayed for at least one day as the Dodgers’ outfielder tends to a personal matter back home in Nashville, Tenn.
Nathan Eovaldi is slated to make his first post-break start tonight when the Texas Rangers host the Atlanta Braves. The veteran right-hander was scratched last weekend after experiencing back tightness. Eovaldi takes a 1.58 ERA and an 0.85 WHIP into the contest. He last appeared on the Sunday before the break.
One of baseball’s most consistent performers over the last decade has suddenly become a below-average hitter this season.
As shortstop Mookie Betts has posted a career low .238/.311/.373 slash line so far this season, manager Dave Roberts made the surprising move to slot him into the leadoff position. That decision might jumpstart Betts' offense,
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts insists to Liam Neeson that stolen bases are part of the game in a clip rom The Naked Gun reboot.
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In the latest episode of Billboard’s Behind the Setlist podcast, Devon Allman and Duane Betts explore creating their own original music while also honoring the past.
Rather than move a struggling Mookie Betts down in the lineup, manager Dave Roberts is hopeful that hitting up top will help the starting shortstop return to form at the plate. Betts led off for the Dodgers in Sunday afternoon's 6-5 loss to the Brewers,