Mookie Betts' move to shortstop has sharpened his focus on the game, especially at the plate so far this season for the Dodgers.
Mookie Betts has a reputation for seeking challenges. Moving to shortstop shortly before the start of the regular season, however, was something the former MVP viewed through a different lens. When the Dodgers started evaluating their shortstop options near the end of training camp — amid repeated defensive miscues from then-starting shortstop Gavin Lux — Betts didn’t outwardly ask to move to the position. He didn’t push the club for a radical infield change.
” Indeed, Betts’ approach to his shortstop transition has felt different than the other challenges he has tackled in his career — from on-the-field endeavors like last year’s Home Run Derby, to his off-the-field adventures in bowling, podcasting and philanthropy through his 50/50 Foundation. When he moved from second base, where he was already preparing for a full-time switch this year, to shortstop, coaches and teammates noticed a renewed seriousness in the seven-time All-Star.
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