Mookie Betts is already switching spots in the infield for the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving to shortstop from second base.
Los Angeles planned for the six-time Gold Glove and seven-time All-Star outfielder to be the regular second baseman but shifted him to shortstop for Friday night's spring training game against Cincinnati. Manager Dave Roberts called the switch, 12 days before the opener, 'permanent, for now.''We're all on the same page here. We don't really care what happens, we just want to win,' Betts said. 'As for me, I don't care. I genuinely do not care.
So to get him back over there, shorten the throw, it should be less of a toll on his body overall and give him an opportunity to have success.'Los Angeles opens March 20 against San Diego, part of a two-game series in Seoul, South Korea. The Reds were leading 4-0 in the middle of the fifth inning Friday night when the game was stopped because of heavy rain, and then canceled.Betts hit .307 with a career-high 39 homers and 107 RBIs last season, finishing second in NL MVP voting.
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