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'I've just been terrible': Inside Mookie Betts' shocking struggles that have stalled the Dodgers' offense
Not even close. He's a conquering hero whose 5-foot-9 frame has always been capable of casting a shadow over some of the biggest giants in the game.
He's a three-time World Series champion who finally fought off his postseason demons during last year's title run against the Yankees. He's a former MVP who can do just about anything on a field — or in any sport, really. Just watch him at shortstop. He's a Gold Glove finalist at a position he hasn't played since high school. His teammates joke that competing with him in anything is pointless, because somehow, he's always better.
Mookie Betts after World Series Game 5: ‘I’ve just been terrible’
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts looks on in the dugout during the fifth inning of the team's Game 5 World Series loss to the Blue Jays. Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
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LOS ANGELES – With the Los Angeles Dodgers suddenly on the brink of elimination, Mookie Betts bluntly assessed his performance after Game 5 of the World Series.
“I don’t want to speak on anybody else,” Betts said. “But for myself, I’ve just been terrible.”
The star shortstop capped off a quiet 6-1 loss against the Toronto Blue Jays with four at-bats that didn’t bear any fruit. He struck out twice against rookie phenom Trey Yesavage, grounded out and appeared to have a pitch to hit in the ninth against closer Jeff Hoffman. When he connected on a fly ball that died before the track, he looked down and muttered something to himself before tossing his bat aside.
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Mookie Betts earns respect from ex-player for brutal World Series honesty
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Mookie Betts isn’t running away from honesty about himself during the World Series. He’s expressed the offensive struggles he and the Los Angeles Dodgers are enduring against the Toronto Blue Jays. But his words earned the respect of one former WS winning player.
A.J. Pierzynski took Betts’ side on Thursday during his appearance on Foul Territory. The 2005 champ with the Chicago White Sox bluntly stated how L.A.’s offense has “gone away.” But he shared how he loved Betts for being blunt about himself.
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