Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox
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Former Red Sox MVP and Dodgers star Mookie Betts was named the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award winner. The award recognizes “the player who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy, and positive contributions on and off the field.” Betts is the founder of the 5050 Foundation.
Currently, Mookie Betts looks lost. Historically impotent. A gaping hole where a legend used to be. A stunning futility that somehow has the mighty Dodgers underwhelming and suddenly on the brink of elimination in the World Series against a Blue Jays team that personifies resilience and talent.
George Springer will be the Blue Jays' leadoff hitter for Game 6 after missing the past two games, while the Dodgers are moving Mookie Betts to the cleanup hitter spot.
New York Yankees great Derek Jeter joked Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts about the 2020 World Series title, lightheartedly labeling it as “two and a half rings."
Alex Bregman seems like the type of guy who would publicly discuss hating the Yankees, too. But right now we’re not sure whether he’s ever going to play for the Red Sox again. One report, though, says that the team is “hopeful” that they’ll re-sign the All-Star third baseman. (Jon Heyman, New York Post)
Two years after trading Chris Sale for Vaughn Grissom, the Boston Red Sox appear ready to move on from a deal that proved far too costly.
Mookie Betts is hoping that stockpiling World Series championship rings will vault the Dodgers star into the Baseball Hall of Fame.