Betts expressed some frustration with himself after Friday’s game. But Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that is just Betts’ being hard on himself.
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts loses his grip on the ball while failing to turn a double play during the fourth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium on May 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES – Mookie Betts sounded like a man worn down by the demands of a new job when he slumped into the chair at the front of the interview room outside the Dodgers’ clubhouse following Friday’s game.
“I think it’s been not very good,” he said. “It’s a work in progress. It’s my first time doing it in a long time. You have to start somewhere and at least with me feeling like I’m on the lower end, there’s nowhere to go but up from here.” Betts got the day off Saturday – a decision Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said was made well in advance and was not a response to anything, in particular. The mental fatigue that seemed evident in Betts’ comments Friday night hasn’t been seen by him, Roberts said.
Through Saturday, Betts was tied for fifth in the majors among shortstops in errors but was also third in Defensive Runs Saved behind only Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. and St. Louis rookie Masyn Winn.
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