Dodgers, Mookie Betts
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"Me," Betts said when asked the question. "Not even close."
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Shohei Ohtani flipped a game-ending home run to left-center field in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their season-opening win streak alive by rallying from an early five-run deficit...
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Los Angeles has now surpassed the 1933 New York Yankees for the longest win streak to begin a season for a reigning World Series champion.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers received their glittering World Series rings in a pregame ceremony. Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw and manager Dave Roberts received some of the loudest cheers as they walked a blue carpet to a stage set up between home plate and the mound.
Mookie Betts hit two home runs, including a walk-off, three-run home run in the 10th inning to lift the Dodgers to an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
The Dodgers considered shutting down Mookie Betts to begin the year after dropping 20 pounds due to a stomach virus. That would've been foolish.
Mookie Betts has a history of carefully deciding whether or not to attend the White House after previous World Series victories. Both in 2018 with the Boston Red Sox and in 2020 with the Dodgers, Betts gained a World Series ring, but in 2019 elected not to visit President Trump.
Dustin May pitched five strong innings after missing nearly two years, Mookie Betts hit his third go-ahead homer of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the winless Atlanta Braves 3-1.
Mookie Betts couldn't even play 72 hours earlier. Then his power show – two home runs, including a walk-off in the 10th – kept Dodgers undefeated.
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After being sent home from Tokyo due to an illness, Mookie Betts may not even play this week, as he still cannot eat food without keeping it down.
The uniform drapes over Mookie Betts’ body like it’s two sizes too big. The gold “Dodgers” on his chest sags. Just five days ago, he described his body as eating itself and revealed he’d lost nearly 20 pounds due to a stomach virus.
Rapper Ice Cube rolled up to their dugout in a vintage blue convertible with the Commissioner’s Trophy in the front passenger seat. Magic Johnson carried the prize to home plate as the announced crowd of 53,595 roared Thursday before the Dodgers’ home opener against the Detroit Tigers.