<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-mookie-betts-unexpected-take-sleep-wild-game-3');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mookie Betts has unexpected take on going to sleep after wild Game 3');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dodgers-shortstop-Mookie-Betts_bd8cea.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mookie Betts has unexpected take on going to sleep after wild Game 3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T11:20:27-07:00">October 28th, 11:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T11:20:27-07:00">October 28th, 11:20am</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If you had trouble getting to sleep after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-derek-jeter-nearly-speechless-about-shohei-ohtani">epic World Series Game 3</a> between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, you’re not alone.</p><p>Just imagine how the players felt.</p><p>In the immediate aftermath of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/longest-world-series-games-ever-dodgers-blue-jays-18-inning-clash">Dodgers’ 6-5 18-inning win</a>, Los Angeles shortstop Mookie Betts was asked about what he will think about when he puts his head on his pillow.</p><p>A reporter asked him <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DQWtXjNjkLf/?e=705a6a2f-430b-470f-8c36-79d5349b76d1&amp;g=5" rel="noopener">if he would be thinking</a> about Shohei Ohtani, who reached base nine times and hit two home runs in Game 3 (and will be the starting pitcher in Game 4) or Freddie Freeman, who hit an extra-inning World Series walk-off home run for the second straight year.</p><p>“I’m probably not gonna think about another man while I’m in bed,” Betts replied.</p><p>Fair enough. Who are we to question what Betts plans to do after an 18-inning game and before a Game 4 set to begin 18 hours later?</p><p>And Betts had as long a day as anybody on Monday. His responsibilities began long before first pitch when he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-magic-johnson-congratulates-mookie-betts-roberto-clemente-award">accepted the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award</a>, given annually to the MLB player who <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mookie-betts-2025-clemente-award" rel="noopener">best embodies the values</a>, on and off the field, of the late, great Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer.</p><p>“It means a lot,” Betts said of the award, via MLB.com. “Life is about more than what you do, I think, as far as work. It’s about how you affect people. People always remember how you make them feel. So I know we live by that.”</p><p>“It’s really cool just to be able to hold up this award,” he added, “and to know that this had nothing to do with baseball.”</p><p>Later that night, Betts went 1-8 with a walk in Game 3 as the Dodgers took a 2-1 World Series lead over the Blue Jays. Game 4 is set for Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mookie Betts has unexpected take on going to sleep after wild Game 3

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-magic-johnson-congratulates-mookie-betts-roberto-clemente-award');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic Johnson congratulates Dodgers’ Mookie Betts on Roberto Clemente Award win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mookie-Betts-accepts-the-Roberto-Clemente-Award.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic Johnson congratulates Dodgers’ Mookie Betts on Roberto Clemente Award win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T17:51:01-07:00">October 27th, 5:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T17:51:01-07:00">October 27th, 5:51pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-magic-johnson-celebrates-game-2-world-series-win-blue-jays">Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson</a> offered <a href="https://x.com/MagicJohnson/status/1982958536184475926" rel="noopener">his congratulations</a> to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-mookie-betts-breaks-silence-winning-roberto-clemente-award">Mookie Betts on winning the Roberto Clemente Award</a>, just minutes before the first pitch of Game 3 of the World Series.</p><p>“I want to congratulate LA @Dodgers Shortstop Mookie Betts on receiving the Roberto Clemente Award!” Johnson wrote via X.</p><p>The award is given annually to the player who <a href="https://www.mlb.com/community/roberto-clemente-award" rel="noopener">best embodies</a> the principals of the late Hall of Famer, meaning they “best [represent] the game of Baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field,” according to MLB.com.</p><p>Betts certainly appears to be a deserving winner as a player who keeps plenty busy off the field with his charity work. The eight-time All-Star founded the 5050 Foundation in 2021, helping underserved youth with mental and emotional health, nutrition, financial literacy and fitness. He also donated $30,000 in Nike apparel to victims of the LA wildfires earlier this year and contributed another $160,000 to hunger and homeless initiatives in the city.</p><p>Back in his home city of Nashville, Betts has started an AAU basketball team and has helped fund a total of six in the area.</p><p>And <a href="https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/mookie-betts-2025-clemente-award" rel="noopener">that’s just some</a> of what Betts has done.</p><p>“It means a lot,” Betts said of the award, via MLB.com. “Life is about more than what you do, I think, as far as work. It’s about how you affect people. People always remember how you make them feel. So I know we live by that.”</p><p>“It’s really cool just to be able to hold up this award,” he added, “and to know that this had nothing to do with baseball.”</p><p>His manager, Dave Roberts, has had a front row seat to Betts’ performance on and off the field since he came over from the Boston Red Sox in 2019.</p><p>“This is a huge honor,” Roberts said. “I think every athlete will say they’re people first and playing baseball is what he does for a living. But a humanitarian award like this … to get this Roberto Clemente Award is quite the achievement.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic Johnson congratulates Dodgers’ Mookie Betts on Roberto Clemente Award win

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He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After showing a strong commitment to his community during his time away from the diamond, Mookie Betts has officially been named the 2025 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/kansas-city-royals/royals-news-salvador-perez-robert-clemente-award-win">Roberto Clemente Award</a> winner mere hours before his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-walks-back-conspiracy-theory-toronto-travel-delays">Los Angeles Dodgers take the field for Game 3 of the World Series</a>.</p><p>Discussing his huge win on MLB Now as the staff at Dodger Stadium prepared for 50,000 fans to fill out Blue Heaven, Betts revealed why giving back to the community means to him and how helping underprivileged kids get on the right track for life is just as important as pursuing their baseball dreams.</p><p>“And I mean, we just want to create opportunities, give goods and whatnot to people that deserve it, that don’t have it. Sometimes there’s big leaguers around underserved communities that just need an opportunity,” Betts explained. “And so we want to give them opportunity to play baseball, but also for life. And I think that’s what we care about, is really just creating something that they can sustain for the rest of their life.”</p><p>The fourth member of the Dodgers to win the Roberto Clemente Award after Steve Garvey in 1981, Clayton Kershaw in 2012, and Justin Turner in 2022, Betts has done his best to personifty what it means to be a professional baseball player in Los Angeles, giving back regularly through his initiatives in the community and his charity games to help raise money for good causes.</p><p>With Game 3 of the World Series rapidly approaching, with Betts set to take the field against the Toronto Blue Jays at Chavez Ravine all tied up at 1-1, the Dodgers have a chance to do some serious damage with a legion of fans decked out in blue and white – Dodgers Blue, not Blue Jays Blue – packing out the stadium at the end of Vin Scully Ave. With Betts now holding the most prestigious award in baseball, it’s safe to assume he’ll have a little extra motivation to deliver when he bats second against Max Scherzer.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is the recipient of the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award! 👏</p><p>Betts joined us from Dodger Stadium ahead of Game 3 to discuss the honor, giving back to the community and using his platform to help those in need.<a href="https://twitter.com/CapitalOne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CapitalOne</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBNow</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ayent91f3P">pic.twitter.com/Ayent91f3P</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1982906046982111600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts breaks silence after winning Roberto Clemente Award

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-mookie-betts-details-tight-relationship-with-dave-roberts');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers star Mookie Betts details tight relationship with Dave Roberts');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dave-Roberts-Mookie-Betts.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Mills-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers star Mookie Betts details tight relationship with Dave Roberts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T18:22:51-07:00">October 23rd, 6:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T18:22:51-07:00">October 23rd, 6:22pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again in the spotlight as they prepare for another World Series run. Much of that attention centers on the leadership of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-villain-narrative-world-series">Dave Roberts</a> and the impact of Mookie Betts, whose connection continues to shape the team’s identity. The partnership highlights the Dodgers clubhouse culture, built on communication, accountability, and belief.</p><p>During a media session shared by SportsNet LA on its official X (formerly known as Twitter) account, the star shortstop <a href="https://x.com/SportsNetLA/status/1981509457025913289" rel="noopener">discussed how</a> his bond with Roberts developed and how it continues to drive the Dodgers’ motivation heading into the Fall Classic.</p><p>“Mookie Betts speaks on his relationship with Dave Roberts, what keeps the team motivated to repeat, and players wanting to play for the Dodgers.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mookie Betts speaks on his relationship with Dave Roberts, what keeps the team motivated to repeat, and players wanting to play for the Dodgers. <a href="https://t.co/9mS8OSyk3X">pic.twitter.com/9mS8OSyk3X</a></p><p>— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsNetLA/status/1981509457025913289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The video captured a genuine moment between player and manager—a reflection of how the relationship with the Dodgers skipper extends beyond the field.</p><p>When asked about how Roberts earned his respect, Betts offered an honest and personal response.</p><p>“Um, you know, he had my respect from the very beginning. Uh, so coming over, I mean, he had already won, won a lot before I even got here. So, um, I think we just see a lot of things alike. You know, we’re both just driven to want to win. Um, we’re both here for a long time here together, so it was only a matter of time before we developed a close relationship. It really happened pretty fast. I’m super happy that he’s like my mentor-slash-dad-slash-coach-slash-everything. And, um, he’ll be that for life.”</p><p>The moment revealed why the 33-year-old shortstop is seen as one of the most respected voices in the clubhouse. His admiration underscores Roberts’ steady leadership and the Dodgers clubhouse culture that players credit for consistency and confidence.</p><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/clutchpoints-world-series-power-rankings-dodgers-blue-jays-players">Dodgers continue to prepare for the 2025 World Series</a>, their success reflects more than payroll or star power. It’s about trust, belief, and shared purpose—values Betts and Roberts embody as the foundation of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ modern dynasty.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers star Mookie Betts details tight relationship with Dave Roberts

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He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mookie Betts is one of the plethora of great players on the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team that is set to defend its World Series championship against the Toronto Blue Jays. The best of seven series starts Friday night at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I don't know that I'd really experienced this part of fun in the game…"</p><p>Mookie Betts talks about playing shortstop, his outstanding career resume and more with <a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenShehadi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LaurenShehadi</a>.<a href="https://twitter.com/Mastercard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mastercard</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldSeries</a> <a href="https://t.co/qOAWaPZ1x0">pic.twitter.com/qOAWaPZ1x0</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1981473958055858689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/3-bold-dodgers-blue-jays-world-series-predictions">the Dodgers’</a> primary superstars and they take pressure off of each other in the most important games. None of them feels the heat in any one game because they know that the team is loaded with players who know how to come through in the biggest moments.</p><p>Betts is gunning for the fourth World Series title in his career — the first was as a member of the Boston Red Sox and it came against the Dodgers — and he would join some of the players from the Yankees dynasty of the late 1990s and early 2000s who won 4 or more titles. One of those players is Derek Jeter, and <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1981473958055858689">Betts remembers meeting</a> the New York captain for the first time in 2014.</p><p>“Honestly , I remember the first time I met Derek Jeter,” Betts said. “It was 2014 and I was shaking. ‘He’s Derek Jeter.’ To now be in the same conversations with him, it’s all come full circle. I feel blessed.”</p><h2><b>Betts settles in at shortstop</b></h2><p>During the first part of his career with the Boston Red Sox, Betts was an All-Star outfielder. That was also the position he was in when the Red Sox traded him to<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-blue-jays-world-series"> the Dodgers</a> prior to the 2020 season, and he played that position at the start of his time in Los Angeles.</p><p>However, he expressed a desire to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to play infield, and he has played both second base and shortstop  for the Dodgers. The Dodgers have thrived with him at shortstop. He is nominated for a Gold Glove at the position this season, something he has won six times in his career along with seven Silver Sluggers.</p><p>The 33-year-old Betts has an MVP on his mantle and has made eight All-Star Game appearances. He seems headed for the Hall of Fame.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
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2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.258	20	82	0.732	8

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