BY GEORGE DICKIE
In the conversation regarding NL MVP candidates, it's
difficult to ignore Mookie Betts.
Indeed, as arguably the best player on the team with baseball's
best record, the Los Angeles Dodgers' right fielder and leadoff
hitter is in the midst of another banner year in a career that is
seemingly filled with them.
As of the end of August, the six-time All-Star had already tied
his career high in home runs with 32 to go along with 101 runs,
a .281 batting average, a .352 on-base percentage and a .917
OPS. Add in his sterling defense and the five-time Gold Glover
is a legitimate candidate for baseball's most prestigious individual
honor along with the Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan
Arenado, the Braves' Austin Riley, the Padres' Manny Machado
and Dodgers teammate Freddie Freeman.
Betts previously won the MVP Award in the American League
as a member of the Boston Red Sox in 2018, when he batted
.346 with 32 homers, 129 runs, a .438 on-base percentage and
an eye-popping OPS of 1.078. His performance that year made
him the only player in MLB history to
win the MVP, Silver Slugger and Gold
Glove awards, plus the AL batting title
and World Series in the same season.
It's a standard of excellence that fans
have come to expect from the 29-year-
old slugger.
Betts and the Dodgers can be seen
in action Sunday, Sept. 25, when they
close out a three-game series against
the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in a
game streaming on ESPN+.
Betts leads the Dodger
attack into October
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